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    A Patient's Abdomen Is Bulging and Stretched in Appearance
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A Patient's Abdomen Is Bulging and Stretched in Appearance

Question 37

Question 37

Multiple Choice

A patient's abdomen is bulging and stretched in appearance.The nurse should describe this finding as:


A) obese.
B) herniated.
C) scaphoid.
D) protuberant.

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