A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with Complaints of Vomiting

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of vomiting and abdominal pain. You note that the emesis contains bile. On physical examination, there is diffuse tenderness, abdominal distension, and rushing, high-pitched bowel sounds. Which of the following diagnoses would be most likely?

• A) Gastric outlet obstruction
• B) Small bowel obstruction
• C) Distal intestinal blockage
• D) Colonic obstruction

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