When Palpating the Abdomen to Determine a Floating Mass, a Nurse

question 22

Multiple Choice

When palpating the abdomen to determine a floating mass, a nurse presses on the abdomen at a 90-degree angle with the fingertips. Which finding indicates a mass?

• A) An increase in abdominal girth.
• B) A complaint from the patient of a dull pain in the flank area.
• C) A freely movable mass will float upward and touch the fingertips.
• D) Fluid in the abdomen will shift upward and touch the fingertips.

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