When auscultating a client's abdomen using the bell of the stethoscope, the nurse hears soft, low-pitched murmurs over the right and left upper midline and suspects these sounds indicate:
a. Expected peristalsis.
b. Femoral artery stenosis.
c. Renal artery stenosis.
d. Hyperactive bowel sounds.
ANS: C
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