Your patient is reporting nausea and vomiting, a loss of appetite over the past week, abdominal tenderness and intermittent cramping, decreased passage of stool, and a fever. You suspect

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The symptoms described, such as nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal tenderness and intermittent cramping, decreased passage of stool, and a fever, are indicative of an intestinal obstruction. These symptoms align with the clinical presentation of an obstruction in the intestines, where the normal flow of contents through the gastrointestinal tract is hindered.

Your Patient Is Reporting Nausea and Vomiting, a Loss of Appetite