Question 50 · LEK · Introduction
Which of the following concerning intestinal obstruction is false ?
- A. classical symptoms of intestinal obstruction include: abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and constipation.
- B. in the case of mechanical obstruction of the small intestine, the pain is colic, intermittent, related to peristaltic waves.
- C. most common causes of mechanical obstruction of the small intestine are peritoneal adhesions resulting from previous surgery, hernias and neoplasms.
- D. most common causes of mechanical obstruction of the large intestine are colon cancer, diverticulitis and sigmoid volvulus.
- E. relatively weak pain occurring in waves, located mainly in the umbilical and lumbar regions is observed in obstruction caused by acute intestinal ischemia.
Hint
Compare the character of pain described in each option with the pathophysiology of the condition it is attributed to.
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