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but what about tinkling bowel sounds as a sign of obstruction?? lol, agreed - is completely useless and of no clinical value
by lukko 4y ago
but what about tinkling bowel sounds as a sign of obstruction?? lol, agreed - is completely useless and of no clinical value
- haldujai 4y agoI got called once at 4am to perform an urgent CT scan on a patient with “borborygmus” as a junior resident. At the time I was unfamiliar with this term (which means a rumbling or gurgling sound in the belly) and did not for a moment consider that a nephrologist was listening to someone’s belly in the middle of the night. Given how scary the word sounded I performed a stat CT. I googled it after the scan was completely normal. One of the most embarrassing and angering moments of my medical career so far. I swore since that day I would die fighting the crusade against those demons who auscultate bowel sounds.