The nurse is assessing a 50-year-old woman admitted with a possible bowel obstruction. Which assessment finding would be expected in this patient?
a). Tympany to abdominal percussion
b). Aortic pulsation visible in epigastric region
c). High-pitched sounds on abdominal auscultation
d). Liver border palpable 1 cm below the right costal margin

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