Disease
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Clinical manifestations
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Diagnosis
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Comments
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Symptoms
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Signs
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Abdominal Pain
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Fever
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Rigors and chills
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Nausea or vomiting
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Jaundice
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Constipation
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Diarrhea
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Weight loss
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GI bleeding
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Hypo-
tension
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Guarding
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Rebound Tenderness
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Bowel sounds
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Lab Findings
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Imaging
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
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Depends on location of polyps it maybe present
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±
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-
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±
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-
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±
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±
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±
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- Rectal bleeding may be present due to polyp
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-
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-
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-
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+
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- Hamartomatous polyps present on endoscopy
- Iron deficiency anemia on CBC
- STK11 mutation
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- Intra-operative enteroscopy (laparatomy with endoscopy
- Double balloon eneteroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Barium Swallow
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- Can lead to colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, and testicular cancer
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Peptic ulcer disease
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Diffuse
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±
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−
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+
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−
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−
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−
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+
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Positive if perforated
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Positive if perforated
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Positive if perforated
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N
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- Ascitic fluid
- LDH > serum LDH
- Glucose < 50mg/dl
- Total protein > 1g/dl
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|
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Gastritis
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Epigastric
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±
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−
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+
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−
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−
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−
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Positive in chronic gastritis
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+
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−
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−
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−
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N
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Gastrointestinal perforation
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Diffuse
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+
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±
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-
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±
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−
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−
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−
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+
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+
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+
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±
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Hyperactive/hypoactive
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Acute diverticulitis
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LLQ
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+
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±
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+
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−
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+
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±
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−
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+
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Positive in perforated diverticulitis
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+
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+
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Hypoactive
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|
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Inflammatory bowel disease
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Diffuse
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±
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−
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−
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±
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−
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+
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+
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+
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−
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−
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−
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Normal or hyperactive
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|
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Extra intestinal findings:
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Infective colitis
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Diffuse
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+
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−
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±
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−
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−
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+
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−
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+
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Positive in fulminant colitis
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±
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±
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Hyperactive
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CT scan
- Bowel wall thickening
- Edema
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Colon carcinoma
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Diffuse/localized
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−
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−
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−
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−
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±
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±
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+
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+
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±
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−
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−
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- Normal or hyperactive if obstruction present
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- CBC
- Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
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- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Barium enema
- CT colonography
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- PILLCAM 2: A colon capsule for CRC screening may be used in patients with an incomplete colonoscopy who lacks obstruction
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Budd-Chiari syndrome
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RUQ
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±
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−
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−
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±
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−
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−
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−
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Positive in liver failure leading to varices
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−
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−
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−
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N
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Findings on CT scan suggestive of Budd-Chiari syndrome include:
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Ascitic fluid examination shows:
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Hemochromatosis
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RUQ
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−
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−
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−
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−
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−
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−
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−
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Positive in cirrhotic patients
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−
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−
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−
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N
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- >60% TS
- >240 μg/L SF
- Raised LFT
Hyperglycemia
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- Ultrasound shows evidence of cirrhosis
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Extra intestinal findings:
- Hyperpigmentation
- Diabetes mellitus
- Arthralgia
- Impotence in males
- Cardiomyopathy
- Atherosclerosis
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Extrahepatic cancer
- Prone to specific infections
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Cirrhosis
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RUQ
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−
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−
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−
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+
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−
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−
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+
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+
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+
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−
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−
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N
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US
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- Stigmata of liver disease
- Cruveilhier- Baumgarten murmur
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Mesenteric ischemia
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Periumbilical
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Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous
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−
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+
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−
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−
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+
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+
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+
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Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous
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Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous
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−
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Hyperactive to absent
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CT angiography
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- Also known as abdominal angina that worsens with eating
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Acute ischemic colitis
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Diffuse
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+
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±
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+
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−
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−
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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Hyperactive then absent
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Abdominal x-ray
- Distension and pneumatosis
CT scan
- Double halo appearance, thumbprinting
- Thickening of bowel
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Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
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Diffuse
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±
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−
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+
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−
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−
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−
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+
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+
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+
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−
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−
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N
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- Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)
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Intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal hemorrhage
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Diffuse
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±
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−
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±
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−
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−
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−
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−
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+
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+
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−
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−
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N
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