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    A Patient's Abdomen Appears Bulging and Stretched
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A Patient's Abdomen Appears Bulging and Stretched

Question 17

Question 17

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A patient's abdomen appears bulging and stretched.The nurse would describe this finding as:


A) obese.
B) herniated.
C) scaphoid.
D) protuberant.

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