Bowel obstruction

to relieve the distention or eliminate the obstruction. (HealthGrade's Editorial Staff, 2013). An enema should never be administered if a paralytic ileus is suspected as this may cause a perforation of the intestine. (Smeltzer, Hinkle, Cheever, & Bare,…

moderate or severe and possibly long-lasting. The disease affects people differently; it can begin slowly and get worse over time. Remission is probable and varies from months to years. “Crohn’s Disease is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.” (Diseases, 2014). Crohn’s does not target any specific gender and in most cases run in the family.…

What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a term used to describe disorders in which the intestines become red and swollen, or inflamed. The two major types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. They are very similar, but the main difference in the two are the parts of the digestive tract each type affects. Crohn’s Disease is often found in the ileum of the small intestine, but can occur anywhere in the digestive tract (from the…

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine where it joins the beginning of the large intestine (or colon). It can also affect an individual’s eyes, skin, and joints. Interestingly, the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease is high in industrialized…

People who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at risk for: CX Pouch stretching, Band erosion, Breakdown of staple lines, Leakage of stomach contents into the abdomen, and Nutritional deficiencies causing health problems. Gastric bypass surgery also may cause dumping syndrome symptoms include nausea, weakness, sweating, faintness, may cause diarrhea after eating, gallstones, anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. The more extensive the gastric bypass surgery, the greater the risk for…

RL is an 87 year old male who was experiencing increasing numbness and tingling in his left arm and was unable to stand up from his chair. He came into the ED on 10.27 at an external hospital and received a CT scan, which presented a C4 mass. He was then transferred to DHMC on 10.28 for further management. Comorbidities involve Afib with bradycardia at baseline, HTN, arthritis, a recurrent parastomal hernia and a colostomy. RL also had a spinal mass 40 years ago that was removed. It is not clear…

and cause damage to the cells, also hemoglobin and myoglobin can block the tubules. Acute tubular necrosis is the main cause and this is when ischemia disrupts the basement membrane and causes patchy destruction. Postrenal there is a mechanical obstruction…

an adult are about 4 - 6 feet long. The rectum is the last 6 inches of the colon. A colectomy is a surgery to remove all or part of the colon. causes: This is done to remove the disease causing the symptoms, such as: • Cancer • polyps • irritable bowel disease • bleeding • Lock • diverticulitis • volvulus • rectal prolapse For most people, this will cure the problem, or at least greatly reduce their symptoms. Diagnosis: Before undergoing surgery, the primary doctor or surgeon usually do tests…

The GERD-HRQL is a nine-item, Likert-type questionnaire that measures the severity of heartburn, heartburn lying down, heartburn standing up, heartburn after meals, change of diet, nocturnal heartburn, dysphagia, odynophagia, and effects of medications (Table I). The GERD- HRQL score is derived from simply adding the scores from each of the nine items. The best possible score is zero (i.e, asymptomatic in each item) and the worst possible score is 45 (incapacitated in each item).1 3.0…

abdomen through four holes to mobilize the colon. Also known as • Colon repositioning • Laparoscopic assisted endorectal colon primary pull-through • Laparoscopic surgery causes: The main cause of these diseases are • Hirschsprung's disease • Bowel obstruction • congenital aganglionosis Diagnosis:…