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bowel obstruction (assessments and common findings +symptoms (abdominal…
bowel obstruction
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definition
is the blockage of the intestines evidenced by partial or complete impairment to the forward flow of intestinal contents
pathophysiology
when the obstruction occurs an intestinal fluid contents and gas accumulate above the obstruction this causes abdominal distension which result in the reduction in fluids absorbed and increase in intestinal secretions.