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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Inflammatory Bowel Disorders: Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's, Diverticulitis
- Cathy from Level Up RN discusses inflammatory bowel disorders: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and diverticulitis.
- Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon, characterized by continuous ulcerations.
- Symptoms of ulcerative colitis include diarrhea with blood, fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and anemia.
- Lab abnormalities in ulcerative colitis include elevated white blood cells, ESR, and CRP.
- Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis is done through a colonoscopy, and treatment involves medications like sulfasalazine and corticosteroids.
- Surgical interventions for severe cases of ulcerative colitis may include proctocolectomy with an ileostomy.
- Nursing care for ulcerative colitis patients involves monitoring Is and Os, electrolyte levels, and CBC levels, along with patient teaching on diet and meal frequency.
- Crohn's disease is another chronic inflammatory disorder of the GI tract, characterized by patchy ulcerations and fistula formation.
- Symptoms of Crohn's disease include diarrhea, right lower quadrant pain, weight loss, anemia, and fever.
- Lab abnormalities in Crohn's disease include elevated white blood cells, ESR, and CRP.
- Diagnosis of Crohn's disease involves endoscopy, and treatment includes similar medications as for ulcerative colitis.
- Surgical interventions for Crohn's disease may include small bowel resection or colectomy with an ileostomy.
- Nursing care for Crohn's disease patients involves monitoring Is and Os, electrolyte levels, CBC levels, and complications like fistulas and malnutrition.
- Patient teaching for Crohn's disease includes diet recommendations and meal frequency.
- Diverticulitis involves the formation of pouches off the intestine, leading to inflammation.
- Symptoms of diverticulitis include left lower quadrant abdominal pain, bloating, fever, and nausea.
- Lab abnormalities in diverticulitis include elevated white blood cells and ESR.
- Diagnosis of diverticulitis can be done through various tests like barium enema, colonoscopy, CT, and lower GI series.
- Treatment for diverticulitis includes antibiotics and analgesics, with nursing care focusing on monitoring for complications like perforation.
- Patient teaching for diverticulitis involves diet recommendations during exacerbations and ongoing dietary guidelines.
- Quiz questions are posed to test understanding of the discussed GI disorders and their management.
