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                                    Acute Mesenteric IschemiaKey points:%u2022 Presents with acute onset of severe, persistent abdominal pain%u2022 Bowel is distended and silent on auscultation%u2022 Often associated with atrial fibrillation (source of emboli)%u2022 Requires urgent diagnosis and treatment to prevent bowel necrosisDifferential diagnosis: Consider in patients with risk factors for thromboembolism and acute abdominal pain
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