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FIG. 48-5 How to measure abdominal girth. With the client supine, bring the tape
measure around the client and take a measurement at the level of the umbilicus. Before
removing the tape, mark the client’s abdomen along the sides of tape on the client’s flanks
(sides) and midline to ensure that later measurements are taken at the same place.

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