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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Colonic Pseudo-obstruction, Acute (Ogilvie Syndrome)
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Surgery, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, Reference,
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Topics Discussed: colonic pseudo-obstruction; ogilvie syndrome.
Excerpt: | |  Severe abdominal distention
Massive dilation of cecum or right colon Arises in postoperative state or with severe medical illness May be precipitated by electrolyte imbalances, medications Absent to mild abdominal pain; minimal tenderness |
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