A nurse is assessing the abdomen of a client who has suspected appendicitis and was admitted to the emergency room department. In which area of the abdomen should the nurse palpate last? Explain it asap a. Right upper quadrant b. Left lower quadrant c. Right lower quadrant d. Left upper quadrant

A nurse is assessing the abdomen of a client who has suspected appendicitis and was admitted to the emergency room department. In which area of the abdomen should the nurse palpate last? Explain it asap a. Right upper quadrant b. Left lower quadrant c. Right lower quadrant d. Left upper quadrant

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09. A nurse is assessing the abdomen of a client who has suspected appendicitis and was admitted to the emergency room department. In which area of the abdomen should the nurse palpate last? Explain it asap

a. Right upper quadrant

b. Left lower quadrant

c. Right lower quadrant

d. Left upper quadrant

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