a patient with severe abdominal pain will often lie extremely still, draw his knees up froward the chest, and breathe fast and shallowly to reduce the movement of the diaphragm. the condition usually involves irritation of the peritoneum (lining of the abdominal). a patient who is complaining of pain but feels better if he is up and walking may be suffering from a bowel obstruction.
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