When percussing the liver, the sound should be: hyperresonant resonant dull flat submit answer?

Percuss means gently tap. This is a part of examining the condition of organs in thorax or abdomen. The purpose of percussion in the liver is to measure its size. A normal liver makes a dull(consolidated) sound. A dull sound indicates the presence of solid mass(dense areas) under the surface, which is normal. Dullness indicates borderline of the liver and hence find its length. A hollow and air filled region beneath sounds resonant. A hyper-resonant is heard on region where it is hyper-inflated with air Flat or extremely dull sounds are normally heard over solid areas such as bones.

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