The nurse is performing a physical assessment for the client and identifies a venous hum while auscultating the client's abdomen. Which statement by the nurse is the most consistent with this type of vascular sound?
1. "The sound is a blowing, pulsing sound."
2. "The sound is soft and constant. The pitch of the sound is low."
3. "It is grating, rough sound."
4. "It is tinkling and has a high pitch. The sound is sort of gurgling and irregular."
Correct Answer: 2
Vascular sounds include bruits and venous hum. A venous hum is soft, continuous, and low-pitched. A bruit is pulsatile and blowing. A friction rub refers to a rough, grating sound caused by the rubbing together, of organs or an organ rubbing on the peritoneum. The normal bowel sounds heard upon auscultation of the abdomen are irregular, high-pitched, gurgling sounds.
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