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| what geographical area has more right sided (ascending colon) problems. This is different than Left in western civilizations. |
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| low fiber diet and pushing too hard on the toilet |
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| tx and prevention of diverticulitis |
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Old age
high meat intake
western civilization
CT diseases
IBS also a major cause |
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| Risk factors for diverticulitis (4) |
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| gender, alcohol, smoking, colorectal cancer, polycystic kidney disease |
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| What factors have no effect on diverticulitis |
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| gross blood through rectum |
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| when pouches of diverticulosis become inflammed, symptomatic |
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tenderness in LLQ *MOST COMMON
can be asymptomatic
tender mass in 20 percent
distention is common
Low grade fever and mild leukocytosis |
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| symptoms of diverticulosis |
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| painless self limited hematochezia |
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| hallmark of diverticular bleeding |
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| Epidemiology of diverticulosis |
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| pockets of bacteria growing in out pouching |
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| inflammation, when attached to bladder may see "brown urine" |
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| Severe perforations lead to _______, air on sides of diaphragm |
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1. blood test with liver fxn
2. CBC
3. Amylase (elevated in pancreatitis)
4. Urinalysis (sterile pyuria, can show WBC and pus) Chronic flora suggests fistula |
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| Don't use this test due to risk of ripping pouches |
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| Never use this contrast due to leaking...use this instead |
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| X-ray, Ultrasound, contrast enema, CT scan (TEST OF CHOICE W/ ORAL AND IV CONTRAST) |
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1. NPO
2. 1st episode with antibiotics: metrondiazole/CIPRo
3. Alternative: Amoxicillin/Clauvulanic acid - 2 wks |
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| Treatment of Diverticulitis |
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| obstruction or fistula requiring surgery |
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| Complicated diverticulitis |
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| Laproscopic: longer but better outcome |
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| Requirement for surgery of diverticulitis after how many flare ups |
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| Look for pneumoperitoneum diaphragm sings |
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| Reasons for doing acute abdominal series of X-ray? |
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| over 37 C or 101 F (100.4 for more than one hour) |
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| another word for relative bradycardia, classically associated w/ yellow fevor and legionaries disease |
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| stick finger up rectum and push down if patient jumps off table in pain diagnosis is made |
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| What rash is preceded by abdominal pain |
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| Most common cause of constipation in office |
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| What is the surgical classification for Diverticulitis |
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