Which of these percussion findings would the nurse expect to find in a patient with a large amount of ascites?

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A large amount of ascitic fluid produces a dull sound to percussion. Flatness is not a term used to describe a percussed sound. Hyperresonance is a lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as with gaseous distention of the intestines in the abdomen, not with ascites or fluid. Tympany normally is the predominant sound heard on abdominal auscultation, but it is not heard with ascites, or fluid, in the abdomen.

Which of These Percussion Findings Would the Nurse Expect to Find