A nurse is auscultating a client's abdomen and hears rough grating sounds like two pieces of leather rubbing together. This sound alerted the nurse to the possibility of:

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Rough grating sounds like two pieces of leather rubbing together are indicative of peritoneal friction rub. This is often an indication of peritoneal inflammation, which may be caused by infection, tumors, or other conditions. Vascular sounds or bruits are a swooshing sound and would not sound like rough grating, hyperactive bowel sounds or borborygmi would be a gurgling or rumbling sound, and hypoactive bowel sounds of an obstruction would be a decreased or absent bowel sound.

A Nurse Is Auscultating a Client's Abdomen and Hears Rough