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20. What sound would the nurse expect to hear if they percuss the abdomen over an organ or a mass of stool?

A. Dullness B. Resonance C. Tympany D. Hyperresonace

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Ans) 20 A) Dullness

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Dull (consolidation) similar to percussion of a mass such as a organ eg. Liver or a mass of stool.

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