Select the steps in palpating the liver and put them in the correct order. Numbers __________________ listed below are the correct order for the steps for palpating the liver
(Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. Placing your right hand parallel to the right costal margin
2. Asking the client to take a deep breath
3. Placing your left hand parallel to the left costal margin
4. Lifting up the eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand
5. Pressing your right hand down and under the coastal margin
6. Asking the client to exhale fully
ANS:
4, 1, 5, 2
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