Generally, you wouldn't auscultate the whole abdomen. Just one,
or maybe two positions for up to 30 seconds listening for bowel
sounds. Hyperactivity could mean infection or toxin present,
absence could mean ileus.
The 9 quadrants are:-
* Right hypochondrium * Left Hypochondrium * Epigastric *
Umbilicus * Suprapubic * Left Iliac Fossa * Right Iliac Fossa *
Left Lumbar * Right Lumbar