Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

YOU KNOW, WE’VE EVEN SEEN RARE BUT REALLY SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE AN ILEUS, WHICH IS A STOPPED UP INTESTINE, OR GASTROPARESIS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY STOMACH PARALYSIS. AND BOTH OF THOSE CAN BE REALLY ...

Tracey Williams, MSN, RN, NNP, Rachel Butler, MSN, RN, NNP, Tara Sundem, MSN, RN, NNP ...