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| chronic, life long inflammatory bowel disease which causes ulcerations |
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| affects the terminal ileum of small bowel but can affect colon |
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| Inflammation with edema affecting all layers of the intestinal wall |
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| Characterized by active periods known as flare-ups followed by periods of remission |
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| Stress and emotional upset are related to onset and relapses |
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| abdomen pain cramping gas nausea diarrhea fever |
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| ulcerations in mucosa - cobblestone appearance, narrowed rigid segment with no mucosal pattern - string sign, affected areas separated by normal unaffected bowel segments - skip lesions |
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| Sulfasalazine to control inflammations, steriods, immunosuppressive drugs to block the immune reaction that causes inflammation. surgery may be necessary stresss reduction techniques hypnotherapy sound/music therapy, prayer and meditation. |
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| telescoping of one part of bowel into another |
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| the wall of the intestine swells and bleeds as its blood supply is blocked |
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| 95% of cases are in children, Major cause of bowel obstruction in children. |
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| Most common in babies between 5 and 12 months. boy babies twice as often as girl babies. sometimes newborn, older children and adults happen but not as common |
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| no underlying cause may be linked to viral disease and peaks during flu season |
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| most common in ileocecal valve region |
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| results in edema hemorrhage and possible obstruction |
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| if not treated blood supply is cut off causeing the bowel to gangrene |
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| vomiting abdomen pain bloody stools sever crying |
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| Filling defect - coiled spring sign - barium is trapped between intussusception and surrounding bowel. |
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| fill colon with air or BE |
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| A pouch or a pocket like opening in the bowel wall usually in the colon. The pouch is formed by the hernia of superficial layers of the colon through the weak points in the bowel wall |
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| Associated with agind due to low fiber diet |
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| Occurs most in lower descending and recto sigmoid areas |
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| usually none may have pain diarrhea constipation |
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| Barium fills diverticula causeing saw tooth appeareance if multiple diverticula are present |
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| High fiber diet exercise to increase peristalsis |
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| Diverticula that have become inflamed |
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| Feces become lodged in pouches |
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| Diverticula may rupture causing perforation |
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| Barium outlines but does not fill diverticula due to impacted feces or contrast may extravasate out tip of ruptured diverticula |
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| antibiotics for infection surgical repair for perforation |
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| Inflammatory bowel disease |
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| The affected part of the large intestine becomes inflamed and develops ulcers. |
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| Affects mucosal layer of COLON, Begins ni recto sigmoid area |
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| Unknown cause. bodys immune system reeacts to virus or bacterium causeing ongoing inflammation in the colon |
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| No skip lesions may spread thru entire colon. No small bowel involvement |
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| Most common in young adults in higher socioeconomic groups |
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| Has alternating periods of remission and relapse |
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| Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms |
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| bloody diarrhea with pus, fatigue nausea weight loss fever abdomen pain |
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| deep ulcerations - collar button apppearance. No haustral pattern - lead pipe appearance |
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| 25-40% must eventually have their colons removed because of massive bleeding severe illness rupture of the colon or risk of cancer. SAME AS CROHNS. |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) |
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| A functional disorder in which the bowel doesnt work as it should |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) |
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| Affects 10-20% of the general population. NO known cause. NO CURE. |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) |
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| Common disorder of the intestines that leads to crampy pain gassiness bloating and changes in bowel habits |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) |
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| People with IBS are more sensitive and reactive then normal people. |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) |
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| Fatty foods carbonated drinks chocolate milk products caffeine or large amounts of alcohol can trigger symptoms |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) Symptoms |
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| constipation diarrhea cramping bloating gas |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) RA |
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| No sign of disease or areas of irritabiltiy and spasticity |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) DX |
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| IBS (IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) TX |
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| Eating foods with fiber and eating smaller meals can reduce symptoms. Lotonex for diarrhea zelnorm for constipaiton antidepressants and stress reduction techn. |
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| The rotation or twisting of a loop of intestine around itself affecting its own blood supply. Obstruction may cause gangrene |
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| Affects babies or children. Also called MALROTATION in babies or children. |
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| Central part of the intestine rotates into its final positin in about the tenth week of pregnancy. Occasionally this part of the intestine does not rotate fully leaving the bowel more lliable to later twisting. |
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| Obstruction with gas distention absence of haustra and air fluid levels in colon smooth tapered narrowing - BIRDS BEAK |
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| Malabsorption sydrome because nutrients are not absorbed. |
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| Autoimmune disorder because the bodys immune system causes the damage |
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| Genetic disease. Italy 1 and 250, Ireland 1 in 300. Rare in african chinese and japanese people, 1 in 4,700 americans have it. |
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| Also Called Celiac Disease |
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| Sprue bowel or Gluten sensitive enteropathy |
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| Most common cause is a mucosal defect of jejunum |
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| Intolerance to the protein gluten found in cereal grains wheat rye barley oats |
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| The villi on the lining of the small intestine are lost. nutrients from food are absorbed in the bloodstream thru these villi. No Villi No Absorption |
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| Deficient in vitamins B, D, K, Na, K, Cl |
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| Weight loss steatorrhea (bulky four smelling stools) Diarrhea constipation cramping anemia |
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| Bowel is dilated with thick folds barium may be clumped (flocculated) |
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| Gluten free diet. Villi healed and work in 3-6 months after diet starts or 2 years for older adults. |
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