Constipation & Malignancy Flashcards
Describe the RF and etiology of constipation
Describe the presentation of constipation
Describe the diagnosis of constipation
Describe the treatment of constipation
Describe Hirschsprung’s Disease
Describe benign polyps
Protuberance into lumen above surrounding colonic mucosa
Types: inflammatory, hamartomatous, sessile, adenomatous (neoplastic), etc.
Describe inflammatory polyps
Describe hamartomatous polyps
Describe sessile serrated polyps
Describe adenomatous polyps
Describe etiology & RF of colorectal cancer
Describe the presentation of initial, localized, and metastasized CRC
Describe the diagnosis of CRC
Describe the treatment of CRC
Describe the screening for CRC
USPSTF GUIDELINES
- age 50-75: A
- age 45-49: B
- age 76-85: C