Colonoscopy

It was two April’s ago I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Since then I've been in the hospital where I have been placed on drugs that came with symptoms that caused me to gain excessive weight and mind complications such as paranoia. A few summers ago I fell into a depression and for a long time I believed I would never been the same, I labeled that as the time when the old Justin died. During my period of pain and sadness I felt like I had no one to be truly there for me, to just talk with…

Some of the procedures they do can include Upper Endoscopy also called (EGD) to examine the esophagus and stomach, colonoscopy to examine the large intestine, and more complicated procedures to examine and treat problems in the bile ducts and pancreas. The upper endoscope is smaller and it passed through the mouth, through a bite block that is there to protect the teeth…

introduce myself and the LPN. It is very important for me to know how to prioritize the patient care. After the initial introduction, I would feel comfortable with the LPN assisting with the patient who is a Walkie talkie and is scheduled for a colonoscopy tomorrow and checking on the elderly patient who is confused with incontinence and tries to climb out of bed. I realize I can delegate, but I am still accountable for the actions of the LPN. I would provide a written assignment for her so…

Bowel cancer is the general term for any cancer that is located in the digestives lower tract and large bowel area. It varies being called 'colon cancer', 'rectal cancer' or 'colorectal cancer' depending on where the cancer generated from. The national bowel cancer screening strategy has six objectives but the main target being to eliminate the incidence, illness and mortality of bowel cancer by detecting the disease while it’s in its early stages. Although Bowel cancer is one of Australia’s…

The American healthcare system is much more expensive yet its results cannot compare to the cheap and effective Japanese healthcare system. Both systems are struggling, however, to maintain themselves. The American healthcare system is heavily flawed as the lower class cannot afford health care and more than 45 million Americans are uninsured. (Rosenthal, Medical procedures and drugs cost the most in the United States as compared to any other country, with drugs such as Lipitor costing $122…

Crohn’s disease is a relapsing inflammatory bowel disease that primarily affects the gastrointestinal tract, the lower part of the digestive system. The gastrointestinal tract is a pathway of many similarly hollow organs joined in a long twisting road connecting the stomach to the anus. The contractions of muscles in the GI tract helps in the digestion of food and with the production of many different hormones and enzymes. Crohn’s disease is a fatal disease caused by the inflammation of your…

My March to End Cancer Though I never knew Robert Cunningham personally, I know the terrible effects that cancer has on a family, as I lost my grandfather to cancer in 2009. From a very young age, I was encouraged by my family to "be my own person," and in a sense to "march to the beat of my own drum." In the fall, I plan to attend Western Kentucky University and double major in science and math education and middle school science through the SKyTeach program. Though my "march" is not…

Helicobacter pylori, well-known as H. pylori, are a bacterium that frequently originates in the stomach. It is present in about one-half of the world's population. H. Pylori is capable of producing many digestive problems, such as ulcers as the patient in question was diagnosed with a peptic ulcer and, some less commonly, stomach cancer. It is not clear why some people with H. pylori get these conditions and others do not (Crowe, 2017). A peptic ulcer is an open sore in the upper part…

It was around June that I was accompanying my dad at the hospital for his colonoscopy. My dad asked me to come with so I could be his driver when he was finished. He got placed in a hospital bed and I sat beside him. While we waited for the nurses to come and talk to us I noticed that the room was decently hot which was weird because normally doctors’ offices are freezing. After waiting a while, we had some nurse come in and talk to dad asking the regular things such as if he changed his…

the rectal area with a gloved hand (digital rectal exam). • Examination of the anal canal using a small tube (anoscope). • A blood test if you have lost a significant amount of blood. • A test to look inside the colon (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy). TREATMENT This condition can usually be treated at home. However, various procedures may be done if diet changes, lifestyle changes, and other home treatments do not help your symptoms. These procedures can help make the hemorrhoids…