Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease & Diverticulitis - Medical-Surgical (GI) | @LevelUpRN
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Cathy from Level Up RN discusses inflammatory bowel disorders: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and diverticulitis, detailing symptoms, lab abnormalities, diagnosis, treatments, and nursing care. The text emphasizes the importance of patient education, monitoring, and interventions for each specific condition.
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- Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon characterized by continuous ulcerations, with symptoms including diarrhea with blood, fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and anemia, and diagnosis through colonoscopy, treated with medications like sulfasalazine and corticosteroids, and severe cases may require surgical interventions like proctocolectomy with an ileostomy, emphasizing the importance of monitoring lab abnormalities, Is and Os, electrolyte levels, CBC levels, and patient education on diet and meal frequency.
- Crohn's disease, another chronic inflammatory disorder of the GI tract characterized by patchy ulcerations and fistula formation, presents symptoms such as diarrhea, right lower quadrant pain, weight loss, anemia, and fever, diagnosed through endoscopy, treated with similar medications as ulcerative colitis, and may require surgical interventions like small bowel resection or colectomy with an ileostomy, highlighting the significance of monitoring lab abnormalities, Is and Os, electrolyte levels, CBC levels, and complications like fistulas and malnutrition, along with patient teaching on diet recommendations and meal frequency.
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What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis?
Diarrhea with blood, fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and anemia.
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