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    Crohn's Disease

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    Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines‚ but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins‚ it tends to be a chronic‚ recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate‚ normally between the ages of 10 and 30

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    Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics

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    Crohn's Disease

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    Crohn ’s disease is named after Burrill B. Crohn‚ the physician who described the disease in a paper written in 1972. Crohn ’s disease can also be referred to as Morbus Crohn ’s‚ Granulomatous Enteritis‚ Regional Enteritis‚ or Terminal Ileitis. Attacks of Crohn ’s disease may affect patients in their teens or early twenties‚ and tend to recur throughout the individual ’s life. The History of Crohn ’s Disease Crohn ’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease of an undetermined cause that afflicts

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    The medical community characterizes Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as a gastrointestinal condition involving intestinal motility dysfunction. This condition affects 12-14% of the adult population in the United States‚ appearing almost 50% more in women than in men (Anastasi‚ 2013; Smeltzer‚ Bare‚ Hinkle‚ & Cheever‚ 2010). According to Anastasi (2013)‚ health care practitioners can diagnose IBS six months after appearance of symptoms with the use of the Rome III Diagnostic Criteria. The Rome III criteria

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    Crohns Disease

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    A Short Summary of Crohn’s Disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Epidemiology • Age of onset: 15-30 and 60-80 • Equal incidence between males and females • Jewish>White Caucasian>African Americans>Hispanic>Asians • Ashkenazi Jews risk is 2x that of an Israeli born Jew. • Urban areas>Rural areas • High socioeconomic > low socioeconomic classes Causes 1. Immune mediated • Pro-inflammatory>Anti-inflammatory • T-helper cells activation through cytokines to promote fibrinogenesis

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    Symptoms of a small bowel obstruction are pain that comes in waves‚ nausea‚ constipation‚ and vomiting (Cleveland Clinic‚ 2023). All of which are symptoms Sadah is experiencing. Common treatments for small bowel obstruction are inserting an NG tube to suction out fluids and air backed up from the blockage‚ bowel rest or NPO‚ and medications for pain and anti-emetics (Cleveland Clinic‚ 2023). The doctor ordered the NGT to LIWS‚ NPO‚ and medication for pain and nausea. A CT scan is the most accurate

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    irritable bowel syndrome or IBS. IBS is a syndrome that affects about 35 million people in the United States and I am one of them. IBS is heavily affected by diet and nutrition. IBS has many symptoms and can cause many others. There is hope for sufferers of irritable bowel such as nutrition. Nutrition plays a large role in IBS‚ it can help you deal with symptoms or it can make them worse. IBS is more widespread than anyone ever thought and you can help yourself if you have it. Irritable bowel syndrome

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    Rickets Disease

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    Rickets are mostly found in young children “…and 1 in every 100 non-Caucasian…” (Vitamin D Council 13). Rickets is a disease where one or one’s child has a severe vitamin D deficiency‚ it can also form softening and the weakening of the bones. Rickets are caused when a child is “…not getting enough calcium or lack of calcium and vitamin D…” (Mayo Clinic 4). Children that do not get enough sunlight or do not eat certain foods can start to develop a deficiency this is because the skin produces vitamin

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    Equine Diseases

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    Equine Diseases I have had pretty much every “farm animal” except a horse. I’ve always liked riding my uncles house and I think it would be nice to understand some of the different terms and diseases in horses. They are different from the hogs and cattle we’ve had and they seem like they need more care to stay healthy. I always hear different terms that I’m not exactly sure what they mean. One of them is “cribbing”. This is a fairly common issue in horses that are kept in a smaller area. It’s

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    Disease

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    Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. |Circulatory Disease |Disease Description | |Heart Disease |Heart disease involves the heart‚ and usually blood vessels. The different types

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