The nurse points out which of the following as an example of a nonmechanical bowel obstruction?
a. A paralytic ileus
b. Narrowed bowel lumen from an inflammatory process
c. Tumor of the bowel
d. Fecal impaction
ANS: A
A nonmechanical bowel obstruction can be caused by a paralytic ileus.
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