Tufting Enteropathy AKA: intestinal epithelial dysplasia (IED) Tufting enteropathy is a congenital disease that causes the villi in the gut to atrophy and deteriorate causing chronic diarrhea within the first few days of birth. Signs and symptoms: -Persistent diarrhea‚ despite any bowel rest – bowel actions usually range from 8-10 times per day – can be confused for looking like urine -Electrolyte imbalances and dehydration -Failure to thrive -Vomiting -An endoscopy/biopsy can reveal
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Peritonsillar Abscess A peritonsillar abscess is a collection of pus in the back of the throat behind the tonsils. It usually occurs when an infection of the throat or tonsils (tonsillitis) spreads into the space around the tonsils. CAUSES The infection that leads to a peritonsillar abscess is usually caused by streptococcal bacteria. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • Sore throat‚ often with pain on just one side. • Swelling and tenderness of the glands (lymph nodes) in the neck. • Difficulty swallowing
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in developed nations including the USA. This disorder is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. IBS also affect the large intestine (colon). This commonly causes cramping‚ bloating‚ gas‚ diarrhea and constipation. You will need to manage this condition long term because it is chronic. Some people can control their symptoms by managing diet‚ lifestyle‚ and stress. Others will need medication and counseling
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Denita LaRock HCA/240 January 21‚ 2013 Crohn’s Disease Nakki Price Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the bowel tissues. The inflammation begins in the lining of the digestive tract‚ and may spread into the layers of the bowel tissue. This disease causes severe diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ and malnutrition. Other symptoms are ulcers‚ fever‚ weight loss and reduced appetite. Abdominal pain‚ blood in stool‚ and unexplained diarrhea or fever lasting more than two days
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Strategies for Selecting a Topic Complete the following table. |What two objects‚ people‚ subjects‚ or concepts are you going |Colorectal Cancer and Mesothelioma | |to compare and contrast? | | |What are the similarities between the two objects‚ people‚ |Cancer‚ lower abdominal pain‚ bowel function changes‚ fatigue‚ loss| |subjects‚ or concepts? List as
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Diverticular Disease Thorough description and analysis of the disease and clearly identifies the causes: Diverticular disease consists of three conditions known as Diverticulosis‚ Diverticular bleeding and Diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is the condition in which having Diverticula in the colon‚ Diverticula are small protruding pouches which have been formed as a result of weaknesses of the muscle layers of the colon. Diverticular bleeding occurs when injury is caused to the small blood vessels
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James Gately Diverticulitis paper 3-26-13 Miss Williams When pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the colon become inflamed it becomes diverticulitis a very pain disease no one is sure what causes diverticulitis for sure‚ but doctors believe a low fiber diet may be a leading cause behind it. The treatments depend on if you have an infection and how bad your symptoms are which will typically be treated with antibiotics. Diverticulitis is a disease that affects the colon‚ doctors
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Colonography for the Detection of Advanced Neoplasia in Individuals at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer Daniele Regge‚ MD Cristiana Laudi‚ MD Giovanni Galatola‚ MD Patrizia Della Monica‚ PhD Luigina Bonelli‚ MD Giuseppe Angelelli‚ MD Roberto Asnaghi‚ MD Brunella Barbaro‚ MD Carlo Bartolozzi‚ MD Didier Bielen‚ MD Luca Boni‚ MD Claudia Borghi‚ MD Paolo Bruzzi‚ MD Maria Carla Cassinis‚ MD Massimo Galia‚ MD Teresa
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Jon Reiner‚ a man who has been to hell and back. His life could quite possibly be labeled as a “series of unfortunate events”. The Man Who Couldn’t Eat revolves around the unsatisfying life of Jon Reiner. A man who has lived a life of diet‚ unsatisfactory cravings‚ and non-refundable trips to the bathroom. Jon Reiner’s autobiographical novel tells a story about a time-stricken event that had happened in his adult life. Reiner has lived with a disease known as Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is
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Reflective Notes This case was interesting and led to learning about how to address gastrointestinal disorders. From this experience‚ I learned about the influence of personal and family history on gastrointestinal disease development. C. C’s personal life revealed significant risk factors for IBS‚ anxiety‚ and tobacco dependency. Her family history included the presence of smoking‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and bowel disease. All of these conditions are interrelated. C. C. presented with a predetermined
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