If the clinician uses sound to assess the GI tract by tapping with his or her fingers during a nutrition-focused physical exam, this technique is termed:
a. palpation.
b. percussion.
c. inspection.
d. auscultation.
b
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a. psychological factors b. environmental factors c. genetic disorders and variations in gene types d. childhood illnesses e. autoimmune diseases
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