Decreased Bowel Sounds: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Decreased Bowel Sounds

Anticholinergic Toxicity

Additional symptoms can include: · “Sinus tachycardia · Decreased bowel sounds · Functional ileus · Urinary retention · Hypertension · Tremulousness · Myoclonic jerking Patients [em.umaryland.edu]

J Pediatr 1939; 14:755-60) Mouth of marbles voice very characteristic Tachy, decreased bowel sounds, bladder distension, seizures, delirium Belladonna, Jimson Weed, Henbane [crashingpatient.com]

Peripheral inhibition is variable - but the symptoms may include: hot, dry skin, flushed appearance, mydriasis, tachycardia, decreased bowel sounds and urinary retention. [rch.org.au]

Embolic Mesenteric Infarction

Abdominal exam is significant for decreased bowel sounds and diffuse tenderness. What is the best next step in management for this patient? [statpearls.com]

Abdominal examination revealed periumbilical and epigastric tenderness with decreased bowel sounds. [annals.in]

decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam. [parasitetesting.com]

Paralytic Ileus

Additional symptoms that may accompany the condition are nausea, abdominal distention, vomiting, decreased bowel sounds, and also a mild level of tenderness over the abdomen [constipation-remedies.co.uk]

Surgery, peritonitis, electrolyte abnormalities, medications, severe medical illness Nausea, vomiting, obstipation, distention Minimal abdominal tenderness, decreased bowel [quizlet.com]

bowel sounds Extremity Examination: Extremity Examination Warm acrals Oedema - - - - - - - - LABORATORY FINDING may, 21, 2012 : LABORATORY FINDING may, 21, 2012 Blood Results [authorstream.com]

Datura Stramonium Poisoning

Typical symptoms of DS intoxication are those of atropine intoxication, which are dry skin and mucosa, flushing, mydriasis, sinus tachycardia, hyperpyrexia, decreased bowel [intjem.springeropen.com]

bowel sounds, urinary retention, and neurological disorders with ataxia, impaired short-term memory, disorientation, confusion, hallucinations (visual and auditory), psychosis [cjhr.org]

sounds, urinary retention, and neurological disorders with ataxia, impaired short-term memory, disorientation, confusion, hallucinations (visual and auditory), psychosis, [intjem.springeropen.com]

Ileus

[…] flatus, decreased bowel sounds and decreased stool output. [clinicaladvisor.com]

[…] or hypoactive bowel sounds hypovolemia History & Exam Details Diagnostic Tests 1st Tests To Order serum electrolytes serum magnesium CBC abdominal x-ray Other Tests to Consider [online.epocrates.com]

But often the distinguishing feature can be cramping abdominal pain and hyperactive or high pitched bowel sounds. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Acute Peritonitis

 Tenderness and generalized guarding  Decreased bowel sounds as Paralytic ileus sets in  Increased temperature and pulse 15. [slideshare.net]

Abdominal Rebound tenderness with guarding May have referred pain to shoulder Rigid, distended abdomen Bowel sounds decrease to absent Acute Care Management Nursing Diagnosis [nursingcrib.com]

Pulmonary Breath sounds may be diminished secondary to shallow breathing. [nursingcrib.com]

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

bowel sounds Imaging findings Acute disease most commonly affects the terminal ileum Plain film of the abdomen remains method in which disease is diagnosed most often Findings [learningradiology.com]

- Decreased bowel sounds. - Blood in the stool. - Redness or abnormal coloring of the abdomen. - Lethargy. - Vomiting. - Fever. - Apnea (pauses in breathing). - Slowed heart [abc.go.com]

Decreased bowel sounds with erythema of the abdomen. Palpable abdominal mass or ascites. [patient.info]

Biliary Peritonitis

Specific signs and symptoms of spontaneous peritonitis include: Fluid in the abdomen; abdominal pain and distention; tenderness; decreased bowel sounds; inability to pass [diagnose-me.com]

Acute Pancreatitis

Physical exam shows low grade fever, epigastric tenderness, and decreased bowel sounds. [medbullets.com]

Physical examination demonstrated a distended abdomen, decreased bowel sounds, and diffuse tenderness to palpation. [pancreas.imedpub.com]

Patients may have an ileus resulting in decreased bowel sounds and abdominal distention. Marked abdominal tenderness occurs, most often in the upper abdomen. [msdmanuals.com]

Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

On physical examination, there is usually diffuse tenderness in the lower quadrants with rebound tenderness and decreased bowel sounds being common. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Familial Mediterranean Fever

Decreased bowel sounds, distention, guarding, and rebound tenderness are likely to occur at the peak of an attack and cannot be differentiated from a perforated viscus by [merckmanuals.com]

Hypokalemia

[…] due to weakness of accessory muscle movement to breath) Confusion, weak Flaccid paralysis Decrease deep tendon reflexes Decreased bowel sounds Easy way to Remember 7 L’s Lethargy [registerednursern.com]

He had hypoactive bowel sounds, but otherwise his abdominal examination was unremarkable. [nejm.org]

Weak pulses (irregular and thread) Orthostatic Hypotension Depression ST, flat or inverted T wave and prominent u-wave Shallow respirations with diminished breath sounds…. [registerednursern.com]

Appendicitis

This will be removed when all of the following occur: The amount of fluid draining from the tube has decreased There are active bowel sounds (gurgling sounds made by the intestines [cincinnatichildrens.org]

bowel sounds. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Bowel sounds will be decreased or absent. A blood test will be given, because an increased white cell count may help confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis. [encyclopedia.com]

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam. [en.wikipedia.org]

A paralytic phase can follow if ischemia continues; in this phase, the abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility [en.wikipedia.org]

Pancreatitis

Patients may have an ileus resulting in decreased bowel sounds and abdominal distention. Marked abdominal tenderness occurs, most often in the upper abdomen. [msdmanuals.com]

Bowel sounds are typically decreased. Jaundice may be present. In severe disease, patients may present with altered mental status. [aafp.org]

Delta Aminolevulinate Dehydrase Deficiency

bowel sounds and diarrhea in some patients. [symptoma.com]

Most important symptoms are related to the gastrointestinal tract and include intense and nonspecific abdominal pain that may be cramping, constipation, nausea, vomiting, decreased [symptoma.com]

Mesenteric Infarction

[…] in abdominal bloating, constipation, no further bloody stools, and an absence of bowel sounds. [diagnose-me.com]

decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam. [en.wikipedia.org]

The paralytic stage may follow if ischemia continues: abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility decreases, resulting [diagnose-me.com]

Intestinal Infarction

decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam. [en.wikipedia.org]

A paralytic phase can follow if ischemia continues; in this phase, the abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility [en.wikipedia.org]

Diverticular Abscess

Bowel sounds often are decreased but may be normal early in the condition or increased in the presence of obstruction. [aafp.org]

sounds) Thrombocytopenia (platelet count –1 ) Hyperbilirubinemia (plasma total bilirubin >4 mg/dL or 70 μmol/L) Tissue perfusion variables: Hyperlactatemia (>1 mmol/L) Decreased [liebertpub.com]

Arterial hypoxemia (PaO 2 /F i O 2 Acute oliguria (urine output Creatinine increase >0.5 mg/dL or 44.2 μmol/L Coagulation abnormalities (INR >1.5 or aPTT >60 sec) Ileus (absent bowel [liebertpub.com]

Abdominal Angina

[…] in abdominal bloating, constipation, no further bloody stools, and an absence of bowel sounds. [diagnose-me.com]

The paralytic stage may follow if ischemia continues: abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility decreases, resulting [diagnose-me.com]

Volvulus

decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam. [en.wikipedia.org]

A paralytic phase can follow if ischemia continues; in this phase, the abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility [en.wikipedia.org]

Anticholinergic

Peripheral inhibition is variable - but the symptoms may include: hot, dry skin, flushed appearance, mydriasis, tachycardia, decreased bowel sounds and urinary retention. [rch.org.au]

bowel sounds and urinary retention. 1 Central nervous system (CNS) receptors may also be affected with resulting hallucinations, psychoses, seizures, and coma, which generally [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] heart, salivary glands, sweat glands, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract) with resulting tachycardia, hyperthermia, dry skin and mucous membranes, mydriasis, decreased [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hyponatremia

Hyponatremia Other names Hyponatraemia, low blood sodium, hyponatræmia Sodium Specialty Internal medicine Symptoms Decreased ability to think, headaches, nausea, poor balance, confusion, seizures, coma[1][2] Types Low volume, normal volume, high volume[3] Diagnostic method Serum sodium < 135 mmol/L[2] Differential[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Renal Colic

Renal colic Localization of pain caused by kidney stones Specialty Urology Complications renal failure Renal colic is a type of abdominal pain commonly caused by kidney stones. Signs and symptoms[edit] Renal colic typically begins in the flank and often radiates to below the ribs or the groin. It typically comes in waves[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

We describe a case of bacteremic, leukopenic pneumococcal pneumonia with respiratory failure, accompanied by diabetic ketoacidosis and hypothermia. Pulmonary leukostasis may play a role in the pathogenesis of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in pneumococcal pneumonia. The patient recovered with[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Septicemia

Septicemia due to Pasteurella (Mannheimia) haemolytica is a rare occurrence. We report a fatal case of M. haemolytica septicemia in a seven-month-old infant who presented with prolonged fever, sepsis, and pneumonitis without discernable preceding history of animal bites or contact. Rare cases of systemic Mannheimia[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abdominal Aortic Thrombosis

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease affecting the aorta and its branches. To date, only one case involving abdominal aortic thrombosis due to TA has been reported. After bilateral artificial subclavian-iliac bypass, a case of abdominal aortic thrombosis due to TA received a delayed[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pelvic Fracture

Home > 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Fracture Of Spine And Trunk 805-809 > Fracture of pelvis 808- > 808 Fracture of pelvis 808.0 Closed fracture of acetabulum convert 808.0 to ICD-10-CM 808.1 Open fracture of acetabulum convert 808.1 to ICD-10-CM 808.2 Closed fracture of pubis[…] [icd9data.com]

Diverticulitis of the Colon

Clin J Gastroenterol. 2015 Aug;8(4):172-8. doi: 10.1007/s12328-015-0581-z. Epub 2015 Jul 10. Author information 1 Department of Surgery, Nomura Hospital, 8-3-6 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-8503, Japan, m_fkhr@nomurahp.or.jp. Abstract A case of silent perforated diverticulitis in the ascending colon combined with[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is an uncommon clinical condition with potential high morbidity. We report here a patient who presented with acute-onset MVT and bowel infarction, which was successfully ameliorated with intramesenteric vein thrombolytic therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]