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What is the major difference between mechanical obstruction and paralytic ileus?
What is the most common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in the large bowel?
Which of the following is a symptom of mechanical intestinal obstruction?
What is the treatment for acute intestinal obstruction?
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Which of the following is a cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction due to a blockage in the intestinal wall?
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What is the key symptom that would indicate a strangulated external hernia as the cause of intestinal obstruction?
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Which type of intestinal obstruction is characterized by the absence of peristalsis?
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Which of the following is a cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction due to a blockage within the intestinal lumen?
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Which of the following is a cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction due to a blockage in the intestinal wall?
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Which of the following is a symptom of paralytic ileus, but not mechanical intestinal obstruction?
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Which of the following is a symptom that would indicate a strangulated external hernia as the cause of intestinal obstruction?
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What is the most common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in the large bowel?
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