When assessing an adult's liver, the nurse percusses the lower border and finds it to be 5 cm below the costal margin. What is the nurse's appropriate action at this time?
a. Document this as an expected finding for this adult.
b. Palpate the gallbladder for tenderness.
c. Palpate the upper liver border on deep inspiration.
d. Use the hooking technique to palpate the lower border of the liver.
ANS: C
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