MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the possible types of sounds present during percussion?
A
Timpanismo, subtimpanismo, macicez e submacicez
B
Tympanism, hypertympanism, dullness and subduedness
C
Tympanism, hypertympanism, hyperdullness and dullness
D
Only the tympanism and the dullness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Resonance is the normal sound heard when percussing the lungs because they are filled with air rather than dense tissue. However, it may be more of a dull or flat sound if a client has adipose tissue or a muscular chest, because this increased density modifies the sound.

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