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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Ileus, Acute Paralytic
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: paralytic ileus.
Excerpt: | |  Precipitating factors
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Nausea, vomiting, obstipation, distention Minimal abdominal tenderness; decreased bowel sounds Plain abdominal radiography with gas and fluid distention in small and large bowel |
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