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A 45-Year-Old Man Visits the Clinic for a Physical

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A 45-year-old man visits the clinic for a physical.During the abdominal assessment,the nurse percusses and notes a 10-cm area of dullness above the right costal margin.The nurse should:


A) document the presence of hepatomegaly.
B) ask additional history questions regarding the patient's alcohol intake.
C) describe this as an enlarged liver,and refer the patient to a physician.
D) consider this a normal finding,and proceed with the examination.

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