The nurse is auscultating bowel sounds in the patient. The nurse notes the presence of loud bowel sounds in each quadrant every 3 seconds. The nurse correctly associates these findings as an indication of:
a. diarrhea.
b. paralytic ileus.
c. normal sounds.
d. constipation.
A
Loud, rapid bowel sounds are indicative of the hypermobility that results in diarrhea. Bowel sounds are absent in the paralytic ileus. Normal bowel sounds present as soft gurgles and clicks every 5 to 15 seconds.
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