Paralytic ileus is characterized by all except
No bowel sounds on auseultation
No passage of flatus
Gas filled loops of intestine with multiple fluid levels
Loops of intestine are not seen d\/t loss of peristalis
Paralytic ileus may present with nausea, vomiting, refusal to eat, bowel distension and absence of flatus or bowel movements. Abdominal radiography reveals a dilated bowel.Treatment is usually suppoive with maintenance of adequate hydration and electrolyte levels. There is usually little pain, and gas-filled loops with fluid levelsare seen distributed throughout the small and large intestines on abdominal imaging. In paralytic ileus, bowel sounds are reduced or absent. Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-264,996
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