HLTH 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Diverticulum, Diverticulitis, Diverticulosis
13 Nov 2018
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Human diseases - hlth 335 - exam 3 notes. Chapter 9 - diseases of gastrointestinal (gi) tract. Iron-deficiency anemia (chronic blood loss from ulcerated surface of tumor) nodes. = surgical resection of affected part, surrounding tissue and lymph. ; often far advanced at time of diagnosis. Chronic inflammation and ulceration of mucosa with thickening and scarring of bowel wall. Inflammation may be scattered with normal intervening areas or skip. = drugs and possible surgical resection of affected part of areas bowel. Colon diverticulosis & diverticulitis (losis comes before the itis) = outpouchings or diverticula of colonic mucosa through weak areas in muscular wall of large intestine. Low-residue diet predisposes to condition as increased intraluminal pressure must be generated to propel stools through colon. Acquired, usually asymptomatic, seen in older people. Diverticula of colon demonstrated by injection of barlum contrast material into. = inflammation incited by bits of fecal material trapped within. Leading cause of death from cancer in us.
