Inflammatory bowel disease

A review of the records reveals the member to be young male with a birth date of 01/15/1999. The member has a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. His provider, Reinaldo Garcia-Naveiro, M.D. recommended Prometheus Anser IFX diagnostic testing that was performed on 12/15/14. The carrier has denied coverage of Prometheus Anser IFX testing as investigational. There is a letter to Nancy Twigg from the carrier dated 11/24/15. In the letter, the carrier states in part: “The submitted medical records…

incidence of recurrent symptoms among female patients was 43%, compared to 28% among male patients4. The most common cause of postcholecystectomy syndrome is an overlooked extrabiliary disorder such as reflux oesophagitis, peptic ulceration, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic pancreatitis5. Severe symptoms are more likely to represent…

What is acute pancreatitis? According to Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, and Sandberg-Cook (2013), acute pancreatitis is a very sudden, severe, painful, and excruciating stomach ache due to the inflammatory process of the pancreas. The vulnerability and presentation of acute pancreatitis may vary among the different populations. A typical patient experiencing acute pancreatitis will exhibit severe upper abdominal pain that may intensify with breathing, resulting in patients being reluctant to take…

There are hundreds of diseases in the world that many people do not know about. Cretinism is a disease that many people have not heard of, including myself, before I started to research it. Granted the disease is not very common and mainly occurs in newborns, it is important that everyone knows what it is and how it occurs. Cretinism is a disease of the thyroid gland also more commonly known as congenital hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the anterior part of the…

other gastrointestinal diseases or conditions. Symptoms commonly includes, abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. In more severe forms, symptoms also include cachexia, complete lack of bowel movement, chronic sharp abdominal pain, early fullness, aversion to food and weigh loss (NORD, 2012). A provider suspecting intestinal pseudo obstruction, will refer the patient to a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases. Proper diagnosis…

money, and communicating with people who suffer from Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. As an individual who suffers from Crohn's Disease since the age of nine, I want to do everything I possibly can in order to help find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. From grades seven to eleven, I raised money for Take Steps, Be Heard for Crohn's and Colitis. All the money went toward research to find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. In grade eleven, I managed to raise…

Rogers 1 Few out of the every 10 women and men in the world are unable to have a child due to different factors and are seeking solutions such as treatment to do so or turn to adoption to be able to have a child. Infertility refers to an inability to conceive a child after having sexual intercourse without protection for a long period of time. Infertility in women can be that they simply cannot conceive a child or also because the woman cannot carry the child to full term. Infertility in men…

Introduction Pelvic pain can result from disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary, or reproductive systems. Diagnosing the etiology of pain can be difficult, and clinical and laboratory evaluation is often not sufficient. In pediatrics, ultrasonography (US) is generally the primary imaging modality used in the initial evaluation of pelvic pain, with radiographs and cross-sectional imaging reserved for further work-up or specific indications. In pelvic emergencies, radiological findings…

Cervicofacial Actinomycosis is a relatively rare disease that occurs infrequently in the United States. In developing countries, the detection of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis is more common due to poor oral hygiene and untreated dental caries. Increased awareness of complicated bacterial dental infections in the United States has led to a more proactive approach in treating and preventing Actinomycosis. Described by Vyas (2011), Actinomyces Israelli is a bacterium that can lead to Actinomycosis…

asymptomatic – that is no symptoms for the majority of patients – women with this infection is diagnosed too late. The disease causes blocking or scarring to the fallopian tubes and damage of the uterus, which can result in pelvic inflammatory disease. This then leads to infertility as well as miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth (Dr.Ed, 2016). Pelvic inflammatory disease or commonly known as PID is an infection particularly caused by bacteria. When bacteria from the vagina or cervix…