The nurse recognizes which clinical finding as expected on palpation of the abdomen?
A) Inability to palpate the spleen
B) Left kidney rounded at 2 cm below the costal margin
C) Slight tenderness of the gallbladder on light palpation
D) Bounding pulsation of the aorta over the umbilicus

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Inability to palpate the spleen is the expected finding on palpating the abdomen. A rounded left kidney at 2 cm below the costal margin is not an expected finding. Kidneys are usually not palpated. Slight tenderness of the gallbladder on light palpation is not an expected finding; the gallbladder is usually not palpable. Bounding pulsation of the aorta over the umbilicus would be an abnormal finding, perhaps indicating an aneurysm.

The Nurse Recognizes Which Clinical Finding as Expected on Palpation