Your patient is a 44-year-old female with a history of hiatal hernia. She is complaining of diffuse abdominal pain. All four quadrants are tender to palpation. She also states that she has vomited numerous times and describes the presence of bile. You note that her abdomen is slightly distended, and auscultation of her abdomen reveals absent bowel sounds. Of the following, which is the most
likely cause of her clinical condition?
A) Pancreatitis
B) Cholecystitis
C) Diverticulitis
D) Bowel obstruction
D
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