Abdomen I. Inspection and Auscultation Lower table flat.

. Auscultation comes after inspection and before palpation because palpation may distort bowel. Listen for bruits over R Renal artery, aorta, and L renal artery. II. Percussion and palpation place hands flat on abdomen and press in right dipping motion. Watch for discomfort or tenderness. Next, push more deeply. Can place one hand on top another. Can ask for cough and identify where it hurts. Can try for rebound tenderness III. Percuss