Auscultation of the abdomen (use of a stethoscope to listen) is to generally assess bowel sounds and bruits (murmurs). In this video, from our Abdominal Examination Essentials course, we review how to conduct an abdominal exam and proper auscultation steps through real-life examples of exams.
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