Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on percussion sounds.
Which is an expected finding during percussion over an adult client’s stomach?
A. Dullness
B. Flatness
C. Resonance
D. Tympany
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The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is…
D. Tympany
Rationale: When the stomach is percussed, the gastric bubble produces tympany, a high-pitched, drum-like sound.
Main Takeaway
Percussion produces sounds that will vary depending on the characteristics of the underlying tissue. When the stomach is percussed, the gastric bubble produces tympany, a high-pitched, drum-like sound. Dullness is a soft, muffled, thud-like tone heard when percussing over a solid body organ like the liver. Flatness is a soft, short tone heard when percussing over solid tissue like muscle and bone. Resonance is a low-pitched, hollow tone heard when percussing air-filled tissue like the lungs.
Incorrect answer explanations
A. Dullness
Rationale: Dullness is a soft, muffled, thud-like tone heard when percussing over a solid body organ like the liver.
B. Flatness
Rationale: Flatness is a soft, short tone heard when percussing over solid tissue like muscle and bones.
C. Resonance
Rationale: Resonance is a low-pitched, hollow tone heard when percussing air-filled tissue like the lungs.
References
Jarvis, C. (2020). Physical examination & health assessment (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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