The nurse is completing an abdominal assessment and is percussing over the left side of the upper portion of the client's abdomen over the area of the stomach.The client states,"I haven't had my breakfast,yet." The nurse would expect to find which of the following during this part of the examination?

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Percussion over the stomach area normally produces tympany, which is a drum-like sound. Dullness indicates the presence of solid or fluid material, while flatness indicates the presence of extremely dense material like bone. Hyperresonance is heard over an area of the abdomen that is abnormally distended, such as the bladder or intestine, and is therefore not expected over the stomach area.

The Nurse Is Completing an Abdominal Assessment and Is Percussing