CONSULTATION Patient Name: David Moore Patient ID: 246011 Consultant: Carl M. Martin‚ MD‚ Gastroenterology Requesting Physician: Donald Burns‚ MD‚ Family Medicine Date of Consult: 03/15/---- Reason for Consultation: Please evaluate GI distress. I was asked to see this 23-year-old male in consultation because of unremitting nausea‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ abdominal pain‚ dizziness‚ and low-grade fever. The patient has a poor appetite but reports no weight loss. He has noted
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SPASMS BLOATING WEIGHT LOSS NAUSEA EARLY SATIETY VOMITING 1. Bonapace ES‚ Parkman HP‚ et al.: Whole Gut Transit Scintigraphy in the Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2000; 95: 2838 N CT ION AL DYS PE • Test standardization • Provides direct access to GI motility data SmartPill benefits your patients: • More comfortable than existing diagnostic tests • Well-tolerated – eliminates radiation exposure
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common causes of acute pancreatitis. Smoking‚ high triglyceride levels‚ elevated calcium levels‚ abdominal injury‚ viral diseases‚ and genetic predispositions among other causes are also known causes of acute pancreatitis. (American College of Gastroenterology‚ 2016) Abdominal pain‚ nausea‚ and vomiting are symptoms of acute pancreatitis. The abdominal pain is usually in the epigastric region radiating to the back. This is accompanied by elevated serum levels of amylase‚ lipase‚ or both and by radiographic
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Gastroenterology Gastroenterology is the study of the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases of the gastroenterology tract include the organs from the mouth to the anus. Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of the liver‚ gallbladder‚ biliary tree‚ and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. It is a subspecialty of gastroenterology. Diseases and complications related to viral hepatitis and alcohol are the main reason for
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Case Study 1 NURS7702 Pathophysiology: During the course of gastrointestinal disorder‚ different patients with different diagnosis have similar symptoms. To understand the different pathophysiology in this case scenario‚ possible medical diagnosis of Mrs. M. symptoms will be defined to distinguish the difference of each one. Mrs. M symptoms could lead to several possible gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome‚ inflammatory bowel disease‚ coeliac disease and may be tropical
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18(2)‚ 254-260. Kappelman‚ M. D.‚ Rifas–Shiman‚ S. L.‚ Porter ‚ C. Q.‚ Ollendorf‚ D. A.‚ Sandler‚ R. S.‚ Galanko‚ J. A.‚ & Finkelstein‚ J. A. (2008). Direct healthcare costs of crohn ’s disease and ulcerative colitis in us children and adults. Gastroenterology‚ 135(6)‚ 1907-1913. Retrieved from http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(08)01675-2/pdf Klug Redman‚ B. (2007). The practice of patient education: A case study approach (10th ed.). St. Louis‚ Missouri: Mosby Elsevier. Telpner‚ M. (2014)
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"Crohn ’s disease‚ History and Treatments". (2001‚ June 4). Australian Crohn ’s and Colitis association. http://www.acca.net.au Hilsden RJ‚ et al. (1998). Complementary medicine use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology‚ 93(5): 697–701. NFIC. The Crohn ’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Fact Book. Charles Acribner ’s Sons. New York 1983. Podolsky‚ D.K. (2002). Inflammatory bowel disease. New England Journal of Medicine‚ 347(6): 417–429. "Researchers Find First
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Retrieved November 24‚ 2012‚ from http://www.cdc.gov/ibd/ Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA.org) Fedorak‚ R.N.‚ Narula‚ N. (2008). Exercises and inflammatory bowel disease. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology‚ 22(5)‚ 497-504. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660805/ Moorthy‚ D.‚ Cappellano‚ K PubMed Health (2011‚ April 21). Fact sheet: Irritable bowel syndrome [Fact sheet] Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004978/
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References: 1. Rondo natti E et al. “Video capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of celiac disease: A multicenter study. Am J Gastroenterology 2007;102:1624-1631 2. Pink tentacle. Sayaka: Next-generation Capsule endoscopy”. January 1 2008 3. “Capsule Endoscopy in Gastroenterology’’. Mayo Clinic. Accessed October 5 2007 4. Herrerias‚ J.M.‚ et al.”Capsule Endoscopy in patients with Suspected Crohn’s Disease and Negative Endoscopy”.Endoscopy.European
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NON-INVASIVE PARAMETERS FOR THE DETECTION OF VARICEAL BLEED IN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS‚ AN EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARAY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN Anam Umar (First author & corresponding author) Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: anam_umar@hotmail.com Mobile no: +923478300237 Fakhar Ali Qazi Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: dr_ar_lumhs@yahoo.com Mobile no: +923332724599 Rukhsana Abdul Sattar Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate
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