When assessing the abdomen of a woman who is 36 weeks pregnant, you should expect it to be:

A) rigid and distended.
B) firm and nontender.
C) enlarged and tender.
D) distended and guarded.


Answer: B) firm and nontender.

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a man running a marathon a woman lifting weights a man swimming a 50-meter freestyle race an NFL football player

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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