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IBD
umbrella: crohns ulcerative collitis
diarrhea, bloody stool, abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, weight loss
complications hemorrhage and bowel perforation
crohns
Inflammation involves all layers of the bowel
complications:strictures/bowel
cobblestone appearance
mouth to anus
Skip lesions
normal bowel between diseased portions
crohns
ulcerative collitis
Involves the colon and rectum
Usually starts in rectum & spreads in a
continuous pattern up the colon
Abdominal pain & bloody diarrhea
-fluid, electrolyte, & protein loss
Pseudopolyps/toxic megacolon
Inflammation & ulcers occur in mucosal layer (innermost)
-Doesn’t extend through all bowel wall layers
flagyl
number 1 abt for gi
iv steroid
suppress your immune system increase sugar solumedrol
sulfasalazine
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DIVERTICULITIS
inflammation Diverticular form due to increased pressure Abdominal pain Bloating Diarrhea
Urolithiasis
Abdominal or flank pain when in kidney
Suprapubic or testicular pain when in bladder
Renal colic
calcium stones in kidney