The clinician should auscultate the abdomen to listen for possible bruits of the:
A. Aorta
B. Renal artery
C. Iliac artery
D. All of the above
ANS: D
Perform auscultation before palpation so as to hear unaltered bowel sounds. Listen for bruits over the aorta and the iliac, renal, and femoral arteries.
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