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Mrs. Smith, a 54-year-old housewife, was encouraged to exercise and role from side to side frequently while she was admitted in hospital. She was being given IV fluids and naso-gastric aspiration was done. Moreover, she was nil per oral. What is she suffering from?
  1. Acute appendicitis
  2. Acute cholecystitis
  3. Paralytic ileus
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - She is suffering from paralytic ileus because in this condition exercises and rolling from side to side help in increasing the bowel activity. Nasogastric aspiration helps in clearing the stomach of gastric contents and thus will help relieving the pressure.
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