Which sound does a nurse expect to hear when percussing a patient's abdomen?
a. Tympany over all quadrants
b. Resonance over the upper quadrants and tympany in the lower quadrants
c. Dull sounds over the upper quadrants and hollow sounds over the lower quadrants
d. Dull sounds over the stomach and resonant sounds over the bladder
ANS: A
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