Amy Taylor BIOL 1101 4/15/2011 Anatomy and Physiology of Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the intestines with usually peak between 15 and 35. It is one of many Inflammatory bowl disease (IBD), and is sometimes also called Regional enteritis, Morbus Crohn’s, Terminal iletis, or Granulomatous enteritis. It primarily affects the small and large intestine, but can affect the digestive system anywhere between the mouth and the anus. It is named
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Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a disease which causes chronic inflammatory swelling of the digestive tract. Patients suffering from Crohn’s develop ulcers anywhere from the mouth to the rectal area. The swelling can result in pain and can also cause diarrhea. The disease is more often developed among people ages 20 to 30, but it could affect people of all age groups. Once the disease begins, it tends to be recurrent with periods of remission. Although there are no known cures for the disease
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Intestinal parasites In humans, three types of intestinal parasites may live in the small and large intestines: tapeworms, roundworms, and protozoa. Certain types remain in the intestines; others travel outside the intestines to invade other organs. Some are so small they can only be seen under a microscope; others can be many feet long. Most tapeworms and roundworms develop in the human body and lay their eggs there. The eggs then pass out of the body through feces and can infest others (CDC,
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Crohn's Disease Nicole DeMase Health and Chronic Management Nur 427 December 6, 2010 Tiffany Fitch, MSN, FNP-C Crohn's Disease Patient information: A 21 year old Jewish-American presents to the emergency department with severe diarrhea and complaints of abdominal pain, decreased appetite for over two weeks and weight loss of 10lbs. The young Jewish man has no other medical problems and denies any family history other than an older brother that was diagnosed with Crohn’s when he has 20 years
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Lifestyle or Medication? Anjelica Sharp HCA 240 December 14, 2014 Monica Chase Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It cause inflammation of the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract that can cause some serous symptoms. Some of the major symptoms include Persistent diarrhea or constipation. Other symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain and cramps, reduced appetite, and urgent bowel movements. This disease has two stages that switch around.
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Urticaria : definition/ diagnostic criteria Urticaria is described by the quick manifestation of wheals and this may be accompanied by angioedema. A wheal has three typical features which comprises: (i) a centrally located swelling of varying size, almost always encircled by reflex erythema; (ii) accompanied with itching or burning and; (iii) its transient nature, where the skin returns to normal appearance within 1 hour to 24 hours. (1) The transient nature of urticaria is an important characteristic
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Part A Crohn's disease Crohn’s disease a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae. Chromosomes affected When you eat food, your body gets the nutrients like protein, which keeps your body healthy. When your gastrointestinal tract processes the food it keeps the nutrients and gets rid of any waste. The gastrointestinal tract is the series of organs from the mouth to the anus. When you have Crohn's disease, your body's immune
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Volvuli can occur at many points along the gastrointestinal tract, including the sigmoid colon(65%), cecum(30%), transverse colon(3%), or splenic flexure(2%).1 Cecal volvulus involves the cecum, terminal ileum, and proximal ascending colon, affecting approximately 2.8 to 7.1 per million persons annually.2 While it frequently progresses to ischemia of the bowel, a delay in diagnosis may lead to bowel infarction, perforation, sepsis, and/or death.3 The mean age of diagnosis within the US is 53 years
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Definition: Inflammation of a diverticulum or diverticula in the intestinal tract, esp. in the colon, causing pain, anorexia, fevers, and, rarely, intestinal perforation, hemorrhage, abscess formation, peritonitis, fistula formation, or death P/t at admission complain of lower left quadrant pain. On initial assessment temperature of 99.6◦F Etiology: Diverticulitis is triggered when fecal matter and bacteria are reserved in the diverticular outpouches, leading to the development of a hardened
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Ronald Maxon: The Real Battle With Crohn’s When he was in the war and went out to go get food or supplies,Vietnamese kids would hide in their duffle bags and they would play with him and his friends in the Vietnamese War. The cause of Crohn’s Disease is somewhat unknown, but it is an abnormal response to the immune system. Some bacterias and viruses may also play a role in getting Crohn's. In Ronald’s case, it was caused by the salt water they boiled out of the ocean to use as drinking water. Ronald
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