Listening for bowel sounds should be done over all four quadrants of the abdomen using the diaphragm of the stethoscope. The normal rate of bowel sounds per minute is:
a. 2-10.
b. 3-20.
c. 4-32.
d. 5-40.
C
The normal rate of bowel sounds per minute is 4-32.
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