Multiple Choice
A nurse expects which finding when assessing the abdomen of a patient who has been unable to void for 12 hours?
A) Absent bowel sounds
B) Hyperactive bowel sounds
C) Tympanic tones over the lower abdomen
D) Dull tones over the suprapubic area
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