Multiple Choice
Liver descent is determined by percussing the lower border of the liver at the right midclavicular line first as the patient
A) holds a deep breath and then again after the patient exhales.
B) exhales completely after taking a deep breath and then exhales after a normal breath.
C) breathes normally and then again as the patient breathes deeply.
D) holds a deep breath and then after the patient coughs, inhales deeply, and holds his breath again.
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