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What do multiple air levels on an abdominal xray mean? what are possible causes?
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Possible causes: : Normal, enteritis, bowel obstruction, malabsorption, bowel ischemia, cathartic use, enemas, paralytic ileus.
Answered 5/18/2014
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See answer: I’m assuming the air / fluid levels were within normal bowel. Both air and fluid is normally present in the stomach, large, and small bowel and appears as a straight line, a level, on erect films. With obstruction, the bowel may have air / fluid levels but would be distended. Air/ fluid levels should not be present outside of stomach or bowel.
Answered 8/17/2013
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