RT Book, Section
A1 Schaye, Conor D.
A1 Hickey, Colleen N.
A2 Sherman, Scott C.
A2 Weber, Joseph M.
A2 Schindlbeck, Michael A.
A2 Rahul G., Patwari
SR Print(0)
ID 1101224862
T1 Intestinal Obstruction
T2 Clinical Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179460-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101224862
RD 2024/04/19
AB Intestinal  obstruction  presents  with  acute  abdominal  pain,  abdominal  distension,  and  vomiting.Abdominal  radiographs  can  demonstrate  obstruction,  but  computed  tomography  is  more  sensitive.Intestinal  obstruction  is  treated  with  intravenous  fluids,  nasogastric  suctioning,  antiemetics,  narcotic  pain  medications,  and  antibiotics  in  select  cases.Strangulation  is  a  complication  of  obstruction  that  can  lead  to  bowel  ischemia,  peritonitis,  and  sepsis.