TY - JOUR
T1 - Just the Facts
T2 - Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction
AU - Long, Brit
AU - Targonsky, Elisha
AU - Koyfman, Alex
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - A 63-year-old female patient presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and abdominal distention. She has previously had a cholecystectomy and hysterectomy. She has had no prior similar episodes, and denies fever, hematemesis, or diarrhea. She takes no medications. Vital signs include blood pressure 123/61 mm Hg, heart rate 97, oral temperature 37.2°C, respiratory rate 18, oxygen saturation 97% on room air. Her abdomen is diffusely tender and distended.
AB - A 63-year-old female patient presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and abdominal distention. She has previously had a cholecystectomy and hysterectomy. She has had no prior similar episodes, and denies fever, hematemesis, or diarrhea. She takes no medications. Vital signs include blood pressure 123/61 mm Hg, heart rate 97, oral temperature 37.2°C, respiratory rate 18, oxygen saturation 97% on room air. Her abdomen is diffusely tender and distended.
KW - Gastrointestinal
KW - small bowel obstruction
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U2 - 10.1017/cem.2020.393
DO - 10.1017/cem.2020.393
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32624064
AN - SCOPUS:85091556336
SN - 1481-8035
VL - 22
SP - 648
EP - 651
JO - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 5
ER -