The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen. When assessing the contour of the abdomen from the rib margin to the pubic bone, what would the contour look like?

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Contour describes the profile of the abdomen from the rib margin to the pubic bone; a scaphoid contour is one that is concave from a horizontal plane. The contour describes the nutritional state and normally ranges from flat to round.

The Nurse Is Describing a Scaphoid Abdomen