Electronic Clinical Challenges and Images in GIEmergencies in an Advanced Stage Parkinson’s Disease Patient
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Answer to: Image 1: Irreversible Akinetic Crisis
Based on imaging findings, the patient was diagnosed with gastric pneumatosis. The etiology of gastric pneumatosis seemed to be Parkinson’s disease–induced acute gastric dilation. On initial assessment, gastric pneumatosis seemed to be benign as (a) no worrisome clinical findings, such as hypotension, tachycardia, and acute abdomen on physical examination, were present; (b) no worrisome laboratory findings, such as metabolic acidosis, leukocytosis, or findings of acute renal failure, were
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