The nurse observes a client rocking back and forth on the exam table in pain. Based on the client's history, the nurse suspects kidney stones. What additional examination technique does the nurse perform to confirm this suspicion?
a. Palpating the flank area for rebound tenderness
b. Percussing the bladder for fullness
c. Percussing the costal vertebral margins for tenderness
d. Palpating McBurney's point for tenderness
ANS: C
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