RT Book, Section A1 GONDEK, STEPHEN A1 BUTLER, KATHRYN L. A2 Butler, Kathryn L. A2 Harisinghani, Mukesh SR Print(0) ID 1110748110 T1 LARGE-BOWEL OBSTRUCTION T2 Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071831208 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1110748110 RD 2024/03/28 AB An 84-year-old woman with a history of Parkinson’s disease presents to the emergency department with mental status changes and progressive abdominal distension. She is currently staying in a group home and is accompanied by her caretaker. She is unable to give a clear history, but her caretaker notes that she has had previous similar episodes of distension that have always spontaneously resolved. She regularly requires docusate, magnesium citrate, and polyethylene glycol to control her constipation.