"iatrogenic causes (ERCP, colonoscopy, laparotomy, biopsy)"
"Where there is more gas than fluid, think lower GI perforation (e.g. sigmoid diverticulitis). Where there is more fluid than gas, upper GI perforation is more likely (e.g. duodenal ulcer)."
"Where there is more gas than fluid, think lower GI perforation (e.g. sigmoid diverticulitis). Where there is more fluid than gas, upper GI perforation is more likely (e.g. duodenal ulcer)."
"Abdominal X-ray"
"Abdominal X-ray"
Expected headings
"Role of imaging"
"Erect CXR"
"Abdominal X-ray"
"Finding the cause"
"anorexia, nausea and vomiting"
"Where there is more gas than fluid, think lower GI perforation (e.g. sigmoid diverticulitis). Where there is more fluid than gas, upper GI perforation is more likely (e.g. duodenal ulcer)."