Sensitivity and specificity of the auscultation of<unk>  sounds are quite low.<unk>  can range from hunger pains to an impending abdominal catastrophe.
One must ascultate for a mininum of five minutes before declaring an absence of<unk>  sounds.
Decreased bowel sounds
Increased bowel sounds
Abdominal guarding
Rectal pain
Epigastric pain
Urinary hesitancy
Abdominal pain
Abdominal distension