A Patient Complains of Flatulence

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of flatulence.Which position often produces flatus?

• A) Fowler's
• B) Semi-Fowler's
• C) Right side-lying
• D) Left side-lying

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Definitions:

Ascocarp

The fruiting body of ascomycete fungi, where spore production occurs.

Asexual Spores

Reproductive cells produced without sexual fusion, capable of developing into a new organism.

Anopheles Mosquito

A genus of mosquitoes that is known to transmit malaria to humans through their bite.

Asexual Reproductive Phase

A mode of reproduction in which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes.