Over the right flank fluid splashing sound may indicate?

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QUESTION

Over the right flank fluid splashing sound may indicate?

OPTIONS

(A) Intestinal obstruction
(B) Paralytic ileus
(C) Abomasal volvulus
(D) All the above

ANSWER

(D) All the above

EXPLANATION

A fluid-splashing or succussion sound over the right flank can accompany several disorders in which gas and fluid accumulate abnormally in the gastrointestinal tract, including intestinal obstruction, paralytic ileus, and abomasal volvulus. Therefore each listed condition can produce this finding, making “all the above” correct.

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