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Crohn's Basics
Crohn's Symptoms
Lab Tests
Nursing Implications
Treatment of Crohn's
100
An incurable form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect any part of the GI tract
What is Crohn's Disease?
100
1. Cramps & abdominal pain 2. Diarrhea 3. Pain with passing stool 4. Weight loss 5. Loss of appetite 6. Fatigue 7. Fever
What are Crohn's Symptoms?
100
These are the two methods are used to diagnose Crohn Disease?
What are Imaging and Lab tests
100
This nursing implication is important to record to track nutritional status of your patient
What is input and output
100
People who quit what decrease chances of Crohn’s disease
What is smoking?
200
terminal ileum & proximal colon
Where is development in the GI tract?
200
Mouth sores are present in what stage of Crohn's disease
What is a flare up?
200
These make it difficult to diagnose Crohn's disease?
What are symptoms
200
This nursing implication needs to be continually assessed to check for infection due to development of abscesses
What is temperature
200
Removing Casein and this from the diet helps people with Crohn’s disease
What is gluten?
300
impairs intestinal absorption of nutrients, causes growth impairment and delayed puberty in children, and impairs quality of life
What are the effects of Crohn's Disease?
300
abdominal masses or tenderness, skin rash, swollen joints, and Mouth ulcers
What are results of physical examination?
300
Two things that the lab tests check for
What is inflammation and infection
300
When palpating the abdomen, this area should be especially paid attention to due to the contents lying beneath
What is right lower quadrant
300
People having a severe attack of Crohn’s disease use what medication
What is hydrocortisone?
400
CD is a form of immunodeficiency with immune system defects (disrupted mucosal barrier function to abnormal phagocyte biology)
What is the etiology of Crohn's Disease?
400
normally when this is present around the rectal area it can cause drainage of pus, mucus, or stools
What is a fistula?
400
The test that detects for microbes
What is stool sample
400
When surgery is required, you need to do this to verify that the digestive tract is functioning properly
What is auscultating the bowel sounds
400
In Germany, people use what alternative medicine for the treatment of Crohn’s disease?
What is Homeopathy?
500
cigarette smoking, appendectomy, family history of CD, and certain genetic mutations
What are the risk factors for Crohn's Disease?
500
Part of the what determines the symptoms of Crohn's Disease
What is the gastrointestinal tract?
500
The Colonoscopy and CT Scans are known as what type of tests?
What are imaging tests
500
Prior to discharge, you need to have your patient do this so you can assess bowel movements
What is passing stool
500
Around what percentage of people must have surgery more than once for Crohn’s disease?
What is 30%?