When conducting a physical examination on the client's GI tract, the nurse includes palpation of the liver in:
1. the upper right quadrant.
2. the upper left quadrant.
3. the lower right quadrant.
4. the lower left quadrant.
Answer: 1
1. The nurse palpates for the liver, and if felt, suspects that the client has liver damage. The liver is palpated in the right upper quadrant.
2. The left upper quadrant is the best place to palpate the stomach.
3. The lower right quadrant would be best for palpating parts of the ascending colon.
4. The left lower quadrant houses the sigmoid colon.
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