The nurse is auscultating bowel sounds in the patient.The nurse notes the presence of loud bowel sounds in each quadrant every 3 seconds.The nurse correctly associates these findings as an indication of:

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Loud,rapid bowel sounds are indicative of the hypermobility that results in diarrhea.Bowel sounds are absent in the paralytic ileus.Normal bowel sounds present as soft gurgles and clicks every 5 to 15 seconds.

The Nurse Is Auscultating Bowel Sounds in the Patient