1.

Complete:

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2.
 How often do you open your bowels? ___________________
 Are the motions hard or lose? ___________________
 Have you passed black stools? ___________________
 Is the size or the amount of the stool normal? ___________________

3.

Note if the abdomen is ____________ by fluid or gas.The presence of fluid can be confirmed
by demonstrating ___________:_______________, or tap, first with the patient lying supine –
flat on their black: the ask the patient to lie on one side and percuss again. If fluid is present,
the dull note Heard on percussion moves. ____________ each región, feeling for
____________ -pain when touched, or _________________palpable enlargement of tissue.
Note also any _____________ or ____________, shown by contraction of the abdominal
muscles. Guarding may be due to tenderness or anxiety and can be reduced if the patient is
ersuade to relax. Rigiditivy, however, is constant and is due to peritoneal irritation.
_______________ ______________ is pain when the palpating hand is suddenly removed. It is
a sign of peritonitis. Listen for _________ ______________