NUR 1211C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 4: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Fecal Occult Blood, Virtual Colonoscopy
8 Feb 2020
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Polyps of large intestine: colonic polyps arise from the mucosal surface of the colon and project into the lumen. They may be sessile (flat, broad based, and attached directly to the intestinal wall) or pedunculated (attached to the intestinal wall by a thin stalk) Colon cancer: types of polyps, hyperplastic polyps are non-neoplastic growths. They rarely grow larger than 5 mm and never cause any symptoms: other benign polyps: inflammatory polyps, lipomas, and juvenile polyps, adenomatous polyps are neoplastic and closely linked to colorectal adenocarcinomas. When mutated, oncogenes have the potential to cause normal cells to become cancerous: physical exercise and a diet with large amounts of fruits, vegetables, and grains may decrease the risk of. High sensitivity fecal occult blood test (fobt) (every year) Fecal immunochemical test (fit) (every year: people at average risk of crc should have a colonoscopy every 10 years beginning at age 50, african americans should have their first colonoscopy at age 45.
