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bingousmle - 04-29-10 14:31
A 65-year-old man presents to you complaining of abdominal pain. His pain is associated with anorexia, bloating, nausea and vomiting. He is afebrile and denies fever. On examination, his abdomen appears distended, and he has absent bowel sounds. Abdominal percussion produces tympani.
What would his abdominal x-ray likely show?
a. A fecalith in the right lower quadrant
b. Free intraperitoneal air
c. Stool throughout the colon
d. Proximally dilated loops of bowel
e. Stones in the right upper quadrant
bingousmle - 04-29-10 14:31
A 65-year-old man presents to you complaining of abdominal pain. His pain is associated with anorexia, bloating, nausea and vomiting. He is afebrile and denies fever. On examination, his abdomen appears distended, and he has absent bowel sounds. Abdominal percussion produces tympani.
What would his abdominal x-ray likely show?
a. A fecalith in the right lower quadrant
b. Free intraperitoneal air
c. Stool throughout the colon
d. Proximally dilated loops of bowel
e. Stones in the right upper quadrant
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: surgery mtniharika - 04-30-10 05:25 My answer is: d.
his symptoms are suggestive of acute intestinal obstruction presenting with abdominal pain, distension absent bowel sounds...
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Re: surgery
bingousmle - 05-04-10 07:20 My answer is: d.
his symptoms are suggestive of acute intestinal obstruction presenting with abdominal pain, distension absent bowel sounds...
precisely....
#6
Re: surgery babbu5508 - 05-20-10 15:39 My answer is: d.
Obstruction of the bowel may due to:
A mechanical cause, which simply means something is in the way
Ileus, a condition in which the bowel doesn't work correctly but there is no structural problem
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Re: surgery mtniharika - 05-25-10 04:30 
posted by bingousmle on 05-04-10 07:20
[ANSWER d]
his symptoms are suggestive of acute intestinal obstruction presenting with abdominal pain, distension absent bowel sounds...
precisely....
[ANSWER d]
his symptoms are suggestive of acute intestinal obstruction presenting with abdominal pain, distension absent bowel sounds...
precisely....
thanks...
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