other malignant indications are malignant tumors of the appendix and cecum. The benign conditions include adenomatous polyps of the colon that cannot be removed endoscopically, carcinoids, irritable bowel syndrome (Crohn disease and sometimes ulcerative colitis), cecal volvulus, severe appendicitis with involvement of the cecum in the inflammatory process, and isolated right-side colonic diverticular disease (rare) Special considerations: In order to plan an operation for a patient with colon cancer
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Lifestyle or Medication Shay Frazier HCA/240 Kim Dankert About the disease Chronic ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the colon.There is no cure , but the treatment process involves reducing pain of the symptoms , replacing nutrients, stopping blood loss, and preventing complications(Zelman,Tompary , Raymond,Holdaway ,& Mulvihill,2010). Other ways to prevent the disease is by reducing stress, eliminating foods found to trigger symptoms, and taking adrenal corticosteroids. If
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My disease is colitis it has inflammatory bowel that has an infection of the lining of the colon that has pus that fills the ulcers, bloody, diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss and fever. The painful condition affects the daily lives of a person’s ability to eat. The immune system mistakes and attacks the organs in the body. It becomes unbearable will never go away unless the large intestine or colon gets to be surgically repair, because there is no cure It has a irritation of the colon, cases
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BIO483 Exam #4 Review Comprehensive and/or early Weeks Know all conditions that cause splenomegaly All associated diseases with EBV Week 1 Mechanisms of Cellular Adaptation Types of necrosis and pathology where most likely found. Apply the definitions of Atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, hypoplasia, dysplasia, and metaplasia. Week 2 Pain Throughout Organ Systems General anatomy of kidneys, appendix, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, male and female reproductive organs. Costochondritis
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United States, is a type of cancer that begins in the colon or rectum (University of Phoenix, 2010). The illness can be referred to as either depending on where the disease began. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include age, long standing ulcerative colitis, race such as African American, inherited syndromes, low fiber high fat diets, obesity, smoking, and not participating in an active lifestyle. Unfortunately some of the risk factors indicated you cannot change such as your race and age. However
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inflammation in the intestines. Crohn's disease can be difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and to another type of IBD called ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease may also be called ileitis or enteritis. Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in the top layer of the lining of the large intestine. Crohn's disease affects men and women equally and seems to run in some families. About 20 percent of people with Crohn's
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much as the entire colon. The two forms are similar in some symptoms but differ with location and severity as well as the measurement of treatment. Like Crohn’s Disease (CD) Ulcerative colitis (UC) are parts of a biologic continuum and distinct disorder. Initial suffers of (IBD) are classified with Indeterminate colitis. The signs and symptoms are so similar with the two disorders they can only be diagnosed by proper testing. There are various testing for Crohn’s Disease According to the Mayo
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NSG 501 – A&P GI - Article Summary #1 January 17, 2015 Reference Cope, G. (2013). Understanding smoking and nicotine effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 11(1), 44-48. Summary Smoking remains a large problem worldwide with approximately one-quarter of the global population using tobacco products despite the worldwide campaign aimed to reduce tobacco use. Smoking and, more specifically, nicotine have many well-documented health impacts such as lung cancer
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Patient Education Plan: Crohn’s Disease NUR/427 Health and Chronic Disease Management Patient Education Plan: Crohn’s Disease Patient Case History The patient is a 24-year-old, Caucasian, female who was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. She is single and currently lives alone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The patient admits to eating a poor/unbalanced diet; she cites her busy schedule as the main factor contributing to her poor nutrition. She is not a smoker.
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Crohn’s disease is in a class of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). It can also called ileitis, but Crohn’s disease is only a type of ileitis. Its origin began in the 1930s, and was named after Burrill B. Crohn (1884–1983), an American pathologist, who was among the first to describe it. It may affect as many as 700,000 Americans. Both men and women are equally likely to be affected, and although the disease can occur at any age, Crohn's is more frequent among adolescents
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