BOWEL OBSTRUCTION

Course overview

A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION CAN EITHER BE A MECHANICAL OR FUNCTIONAL OBSTRUCTION OF THE SMALL OR LARGE INTESTINES. OBSTRUCTION FREQUENTLY CAUSES ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CONSTIPATION, OBSTIPATION, AND DISTENTION. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING AND DECREASING LONG TERM MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH BOWEL OBSTRUCTION.