The student nurse is performing a physical assessment for the client. The student nurse has identified a venous hum while auscultating the client's abdomen
Which of the following statements by the student nurse is most consistent with this type of vascular sound? 1. "The sound is a blowing, pulsing sound.".
2. "The sound is soft and constant. The pitch of the sound is low.".
3. "It is grating, rough sound.".
4. "It is tinkling and has a high pitch. The sound is sort of gurgling and irregular.".
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Rationale 1: Vascular sounds include bruits and venous hum. A bruit is pulsatile and blowing.
Rationale 2: Vascular sounds include bruits and venous hum. A venous hum is soft, continuous, and low-pitched.
Rationale 3: A friction rub refers to a rough, grating sound caused by the rubbing together of organs or an organ rubbing on the peritoneum.
Rationale 4: The normal bowel sounds heard upon auscultation of the abdomen are irregular, high-pitched, gurgling sounds.
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