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A nurse caring for a client with appendicitis and is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment. What is the correct sequen

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* Sequence for performing abdomen assessment is different from other body

   system assessment pattern.

* General assessment in sequence is Inspection,palpation,percussion and Auscultation.

* But in abdomen assessment sequence is Inspection,Auscultation,Percussion and Palpation.

* Because if the percussion and palpation is performing before auscultation of abdomen,it will leads to

alteration of bowel sounds during Auscultation.

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