...Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Process Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD for short, refers to two forms of inflammatory conditions involving the gastrointestinal tract. Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic disease that affects the colon and rectum, together known as the large intestine. The inner lining of the large intestine becomes inflamed and ulcers could form on the surface. Crohn’s Disease is also a chronic disease that causes inflammation in several parts of the digestive tract (Sklar X10). It can affect anywhere in the GI tract. However, inflammation is commonly found in the end of the small bowel and the beginning of the large intestine (Sklar). It is estimated that twenty percent of people worldwide suffer from IBD (Wangen 27). Patients with IBD are offered no cure because there is no identifiable cause for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. However, treatment is offered to IBD patients to suppress or alleviate these symptoms. The treatment process of Inflammatory Bowel Disease consists of the testing phase, dietary changes, medication, and surgeries. TESTING PHASE Physicians see about three and half million patients a year; almost thirty percent of people who have an appointment with a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases, unfortunately are diagnosed with IBD (Wangen 27). Warning signs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease consists of: extreme abdominal pain, blood in the stool, constant diarrhea, loss of appetite, fever, chronic fatigue, diarrhea...
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...Crohn’s Disease is a condition suffered by many young men and women all around the world. Though more prevalent in Northern US and Canada, the disease has found its way to the farthest reaches across the globe. It is found more commonly in females and presents ages 20-30 years, though not strictly. The disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease and can affect any part in the gastrointestinal tract. Once known as auto immune, it is now classified as immune deficiency. No cure has been found, but researchers work diligently to reduce the effects throughout a Crohn’s patient’s life. Crohn’s Disease was given its name in 1932 by gastroenterologist Dr. Burrill B. Crohn, whom it was respectively named after. Previous to this, many cases appeared and recorded as early as 1682 which was when the first description of the condition was made by the Italian physician Giovanni Battista Morgagni. It was described as “…a young man with a chronic, debilitating illness and diarrhea” (Bellany, 2005). Since then, more and more cases have arrived and continues to effect thousands of people worldwide. This condition falls under a medical category known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases or IBD. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis. While very similar and often confused with one another, they have many different, as well as common symptoms. Less common forms are known as collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis and Behcet’s disease. Crohn’s Disease may...
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...Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease are two disorders that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease are the two well-known Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. At present, the pathophysiology of the two inflammatory bowel diseases will be discussed. “Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes ulceration of the colonic mucosa, most commonly in the rectum and sigmoid colon” Huether & Mccance (2017). Individuals affected with this disease suffer from pain that eventually it has a negative impact on their lifestyle satisfaction. The pathophysiology of Ulcerative colitis consists of inflammation of the large intestine the results in lesions, hyperemic of the mucosa, erosions, ulcers,...
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... Kelly Flannery Imaging Sequences of Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease, a form of Irritable Bowl Syndrome, is an ongoing symptomatic disease that has affected as many as 1.4 million people in the United States.7 Although it may occur at any age, the most common onset for IBS is between 15 to 30 years old.7 IBS can be broken down into two categories such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.7 Crohn’s disease is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose and uses a lot of distinctive tests such as X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasonography, and Nuclear Imaging. We will be investigating the optimum imaging sequences to analyze the cause, diagnosis, and treatments of Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease can incorporate any location of the gastrointestinal tract, but it usually affects the area in-between the small and large bowels.7 Although the cause of Crohn’s disease is widely unknown, there are numerous implicating factors. Genetics is proposed as it “is found among first-degree relatives, suggesting a strong genetic component” .7 Other factors that play a part in contributing to the disease can be environmental, for example, smoking and your diet.7 Infectious and Immunologic factors are also considered, such as preexisting infections as a child or the infectious bacterium, Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP).3 The optimum imaging sequences to diagnose Crohn’s disease are plain radiography with barium studies, Computed Tomography, Magnetic...
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...Anemia Statistics for Patient Populations To help explain the prevalence of anemia, the education kit provides statistics related to anemia of chronic disease and other at-risk patients. Older Adults & the Elderly Fatigue, weakness and other anemia symptoms can be misconstrued as normal signs of old age, but neither anemia nor these symptoms are a natural part of aging and should receive meticulous medical attention. · 10% of persons aged 65 and older have anemia1 · 50% of nursing home residents have anemia2 · Anemic elderly are twice as likely tbe hospitalized for falls3 Cancer Patients Cancer and its treatment can cause anemia by interfering with the body's production and regulation of red blood cells. · 80% of chemotherapy patients have severe anemia4-6 · 550,000 people die from cancer each year7 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Anemia is a common and early complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and worsens as the disease progresses. An estimated 65 million American adults with hypertension8 and 17 million with diabetes9 are at increased risk for CKD and subsequently anemia. · 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease10 · 28% of mild CKD patients are anemic11 · 87% of severe CKD patients are anemic11 Critically Ill Patients Many factors contribute tanemia in critically ill patients including trauma, surgical blood loss, inflammation and nutritional deficiencies. · 50% of patients in the intensive care unit are anemic12 · 75% of long-stay...
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...Crohn’s disease is in a class of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). It can also called ileitis, but Crohn’s disease is only a type of ileitis. Its origin began in the 1930s, and was named after Burrill B. Crohn (1884–1983), an American pathologist, who was among the first to describe it. It may affect as many as 700,000 Americans. Both men and women are equally likely to be affected, and although the disease can occur at any age, Crohn's is more frequent among adolescents and young adults between 15 and 35. Crohn’s is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the small intestine and the start of the large intestine. However, the disease can affect any part of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. Crohn’s disease...
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...Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is a national, volunteer based organization that was created to collect funds and raise awareness for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. After accompanying their ill son to a plethora of doctors who could not diagnose him, a Canadian couple started to research different diseases that could have led to their son’s deterioration. Marilyn Finkelstein, second from left, at PACE, which is improving patient care through Crohn’s and Colitis Canada After three years, they discovered that Crohn’s Disease was the culprit. In an attempt to help their son, and anyone else who was suffering from the disease, Marilyn and Albert Finkelstein started selling fruitcakes in an effort to fundraise...
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...often people take the time make sure they eat healthy. Crohn's Disease is the cause of problems that's been described above. More than 500,000 people are currently suffering from Crohn's Disease. First let's look at what is Crohn's Disease? A chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that's part of the intestine. Crohn's Disease is usually found in the smallest part of the intestine, part of the digestive system swells up and can have deep sores that's called ulcers. Crohn's Disease can be created in any part of of the digestive system. This is a lifelong disease that can affect anyone at any age. The cause of Crohn's Disease is unknown. Living with this disease is very difficult, uncomfortable and embarrassing. People who have been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, there are lifestyle changes that a person go through. First, getting a healthy diet and proper fluids and restrict the use of tobacco products will help to prevent the affects of this disease. Daily exercising to maintain a proper weight which can reduce tiredness. There are treatments that can help to control Crohn's Disease such as medications, surgery or over-the-counter medicines to stop diarrhea. There are alternative treatments such as supplements, vitamins b12 and d, ginseng, herbs, aloe and massages. There are reasons that medication would be better over lifestyle change. It is much easier to take medication or surgery to control Crohn's Disease because a person may not find it easy to change to a healthy...
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...Crohn's Disease Team C HCS/245 University of phoenix Crohn's Disease Crohn’s Disease is one of two forms of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD). Often referred to as Regional enteritis, Crohns Disease, is a chronic inflammation of the intestines usually confined to the terminal portion of the small intestine. Crohn’s Disease could affect the stomach but could also affect as much as the entire colon. The two forms are similar in some symptoms but differ with location and severity as well as the measurement of treatment. Like Crohn’s Disease (CD) Ulcerative colitis (UC) are parts of a biologic continuum and distinct disorder. Initial suffers of (IBD) are classified with Indeterminate colitis. The signs and symptoms are so similar with the two disorders they can only be diagnosed by proper testing. There are various testing for Crohn’s Disease According to the Mayo Clinic some known ways of testing for Crohn’s Disease would be through blood test, fecal blood, colonoscopy , cat scan, or MRI. As with most other diseases and disorders there are certain risk factors that increases your chance of contracting said disorders. Becoming diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease is usually determined by the age of 30. Common risk factors for Crohn’s Disease are age: conditions are developed at a young age, ethnicity: white have higher risk, family history: if there is a close relative such as parent, siblings, or children that have been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, living...
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...lunch he eats a bagel with cheese and some whole milk. Every Wednesday Larry eats cereal for breakfast and has pasta for lunch. He has a history of abdominal pain for the past 10 years. Mr. Garcia’s preferred learning style is visual as he explained in the initial interview. He learning style is visual because he prefers to read the material independently. He does not absorb verbal information easily. Introduction to the disease process for the Patient Education Plan: The disease process usually begins in the rectosigmoid area and spreads proximally. Pathologic change starts with degeneration of the reticulin fibers beneath the epithelial mucosa. This causes occlusion of the subepithelial capillaries and infiltration of the lamina propria with lymphocytes, leukocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, and plasma. The result eventually is abscess formation, necrosis, and ulceration of the epithelial mucosa. This in turn reduces the colon’s ability to absorb sodium and water. (Ludwig, 2007). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a chronic disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon....
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...Lifestyle or Medication? Anjelica Sharp HCA 240 December 14, 2014 Monica Chase Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It cause inflammation of the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract that can cause some serous symptoms. Some of the major symptoms include Persistent diarrhea or constipation. Other symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain and cramps, reduced appetite, and urgent bowel movements. This disease has two stages that switch around. Flare ups or periods or symptoms and troubles and remission a period of time when there are no symptoms. This disease normally affects people for the first time between 15 and 40 years of age. There are many ways to control or cope with this disease. Medication or Lifestyle changes. Lifestyle changes should always be tried before medication. Sometime medication is not needed with proper lifestyle changes. There are no current know way to prevent this disease. Lifestyle changes to control this disease are fairly simple. Keeping a good nutritional diet is important. Cutting out trigger foods like dairy can also be beneficial. This illness reduces the absorption rate of protein, vitamins, and minerals. So eating healthy and taking multivitamins is a great way to cope. Eating smaller meals and increasing liquid intake helps your body get the most out of what you eat. Reducing stress is another life style change that is important. Stress slows down digestion and produces more acid. Smoking...
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...and Physiology of Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the intestines with usually peak between 15 and 35. It is one of many Inflammatory bowl disease (IBD), and is sometimes also called Regional enteritis, Morbus Crohn’s, Terminal iletis, or Granulomatous enteritis. It primarily affects the small and large intestine, but can affect the digestive system anywhere between the mouth and the anus. It is named after the physician who examined the disease in a landmark paper written in 1932. Crohn's disease lasts for many years throughout life, and many patients require surgery at some point and even then they can have recurring symptoms. The cause of CD is unknown, although there are two major theories. One theory is that the structural changes in the cells of the bowel are perceived by the immune system as foreign and are attacked, leading to constant inflammation. The second theory is that an unknown type of bacterium persistently attacks the bowel, which also leads to constant inflammation. Patients with CD are usually nutritionally deficient which is mainly due to a decreased intake and malabsorption of nutrients. This tends to happen because certain parts of the abdomen might be inflamed so the patient may not be able to properly absorb the food, which can cause them to be deficient in certain vitamins and other nutrients. Although diet may affect the symptoms in patients with this disease, it appears unlikely that...
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...Patient Education Plan: Crohn’s Disease NUR/427 Health and Chronic Disease Management Patient Education Plan: Crohn’s Disease Patient Case History The patient is a 24-year-old, Caucasian, female who was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. She is single and currently lives alone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The patient admits to eating a poor/unbalanced diet; she cites her busy schedule as the main factor contributing to her poor nutrition. She is not a smoker. Her father’s sister also has Crohn’s Disease but no one else in the immediate family, at least no one that she knows of, has the disease. She was diagnosed after coming to the emergency room with blood in her stool; she has also experienced bouts of diarrhea off and on for the past several weeks. She takes Advil for headaches daily and complains of constant fatigue, which she attributes to stress. Stress can be attributed to her lifestyle; she is a college graduate who is currently enrolled in a Masters program working toward her MBA. She also works as a teller at a local bank. The field is extremely competitive and between the demand of her job and her schoolwork she has limited time left for a social life. She goes on occasional dates and goes out with girlfriends fewer than two nights a week. Because she is a full-time student she spends a large portion of her time on the computer; she is extremely comfortable using the Internet. The patient has a very busy life and a very full...
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...1.a. Introduction: Case overview Ventria Bioscience founded in 1993 in Sacrament California by Dr. Raymond Rodriguez a Biologist with the University of California. The company wants to produce a rice product to grow a proteins Lactoferrin and Lysozyme, both are found in human breast milk and can be used to treat diarrhea in children, tourist, military and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. (Lawrence and Weber, 2013, p. 515) The problem that was facing Ventria was getting it through the regulatory process and the stakeholders before it will be used in the market. There have been some ethical issues that where raised by the rice farmers, consumer advocates, environmentalists, and food and safety activists. If Ventria can overcome the regulatory proceedings and get buy in from its stakeholders, it can be successful in releasing its product for sale. However, in order for them to get this product into the market they will need to convince all of the stakeholders that they can responsibly and safely produce this product. 1.b. The key market stakeholders involved with Ventria, are the rice industry, which include rice farmers and the producers. These two groups are a big part of the market that Ventria is trying to enter. Rice farmers are usually family-owned business’, and rice mills are usually owned by larger organizations such as Agribusiness giants, ADM, Far West Rice, Pacific International, and Sun West. Additional, key stakeholder would include the...
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...Mandy Adams Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the digestive tract. It usually affects the lower part of the small intestine and can cause pain and diarrhea. This disease can be difficult to diagnose. Crohn’s disease is usually inherited. A person is thirty times more likely to be diagnosed if a family member has it. It is mostly diagnosed in people between the ages of twenty and thirty. The white blood cells that accumulate in the lining of the intestines causes Crohn’s disease. They produce chronic inflammation which leads to ulcerations and bowel injury. People that have Crohn’s disease are found to have high levels of a protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) that is produced by the immune system. The earliest, most common symptoms of Crohn’s disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea. Rectal bleeding, arthritis, or skin problems are also possible. Bleeding could be severe enough to cause anemia. Some people may have blood clots or swelling in the legs. Another symptom is episderitis which is inflammation in the white part of the eye or uveitis, which is inflammation of the interior portion of the eye and can cause vision loss if untreated. Osteoporosis and clubbing, which is a deformity of the fingertips, is also possible. Crohn’s disease causes a decrease in appetite sever enough to be deficient in vitamins and proteins. This also causes malnutrition and malabsorption. A fever may be present, but if it is...
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