A 54-year-old male is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. This condition is most likely caused by:…
Values of heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate were measured. Procedure times,…
The reason I wish to enroll in the diagnostic medical sonography program would be from the first memory I have of being able to see and ultrasound of a baby. I remember being so fascinated with the entire experience, and wanting to know more. I thought it was so amazing that a machine could produce sound waves, and then shows you images of what you are scanning.…
In the article, Role of B-Color and Resolution Sonography Presets for the Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, a study was conducted by ARDMS- certified sonographers who used an L9-3 linear probe on 284 patients (older than 18 years old) to test three modalities of sonographic imaging to determine if they would help spot an acute DVT during a lower extremity venous duplex. The three modalities used for this test was 2D imaging, resolution preset and B-color preset. Other variables/factors included in this study were age, sex, ethnicity, BMI, diabetes and hypertension. As a result, there were no major differences between the three modalities or the other factors when trying to predict a DVT in a patient. But, it was seen that if…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common disorders of the digestive system. It is usually a disorder of the large intestine (colon), although other parts of the intestinal tract, even up to the stomach can be affected. The main functions of the colon include the absorption of water, dehydrating the contents to create a soft well-formed stool; and then movement of that stool to the point where it can evacuated from the body (Ross and Wilson 1990). This movement occurs by rhythmic contractions of the colon.…
The assessment findings associated with patient with a small bowel obstruction will be cramping abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, and also inability to pass flatus or stool. Without treatment, the abdominal pain can increase as a result of bowel perforation and ischemia. Large bowel obstruction happens when there is a blockage in the large intestine that prevent food and gas from passing through. This blockage prevent blood supply to the bowel and part of it dies. Assessment findings include abdominal distention, abdominal cramping, nausea and vomiting. Signs of peritonitis, sepsis and shock develops when perforation…
In some cases symptoms may also include rectal bleeding; urgent bowel movements, constipation and fever. In order to diagnose IBD doctors use a series of blood tests to determine if certain antibodies are present and to diagnose which type of inflammatory bowel disease the patient has. Blood tests allow doctors to look for signs associated with inflammation and intestinal disease. Doctors may also examine stool samples or administer a colonoscopy. The presence of white blood cells in a patient’s stool indicates an inflammatory disease, possibly IBD. The two most prevalent forms of IBD are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. The cause of IBD is still not known. However, there is evidence that shows a greater risk if a close relative has the disease, suggesting a strong genetic component. “Crohn’s Disease is a condition of chronic inflammation potentially involving any location of the gastrointestinal tract, but it frequently affects the end of the small bowel and the beginning of the large bowel. In Crohn’s Disease, all layers of the intestine may be involved and there can be normal healthy bowel between patches of diseased…
NS344 Cole E et ai (2006) Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain. Nursing Standard. 20, 39,67-75. Date of acceptance: October 10 2005.…
Studies show that diarrhea disease is the third cause of death among children younger than 5 years of age. According to World Health Organization (WHO), acute diarrhea is the passage of three of more loose or liquid stools per day, that last three or more and for less than 14 days. Also, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) describes acute gastroenteritis (AGE) as the diarrhea of rapid onset, with or without additional symptoms and signs, such as nausea, vomiting, fever, blood or abdominal pain. Bloody stools in a sick child may be signs of severe abdominal pathology (Florez, Al-Khalifah, Sierra, Granados, Yepes-Nunez, Cuello-Garcia, Thabane, 2016). The relevant clinical questions to ask would include the following:…
Many people today, including children suffer from an ache localized in the stomach. This abdominal discomfort usually takes place in the stomach and intestines. This condition is known as the irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly known as (IBS), is a diet-related disease that causes significant abdominal discomfort involving the entire digestive tract (Martin Hughes, n.d.). In simpler terms, it is a functional disorder whereby the large intestine fails to function properly as it…
Abdominal ultrasound is generally the first imaging test done. Ultrasound is good way to visualize the abdominal organs without exposing a child to radiation. It can determine whether there is a tumor, the composition of the mass, whether it is cystic or solid. It can also see if it has spread into surrounding organs or if it has invaded major vessels such as the renal vein or inferior vena cava.…
and other equipment, to study the shape and form of organs, muscles and soft tissue in the body. The…
Danielle Ofri, M.D., explains how differential and extensive diagnosis are and how easy it is to misdiagnose a patient. As she examines her patient with abdominal pain and prioritizes her diagnosis while trying to make sure she keeps in mind the serious conditions she can’t afford to miss. Danielle explains that diagnostic accuracy is very difficult to precisely achieve. It is estimated that doctors get it wrong in one out of ten to one out of twenty cases. A diagnostic error, incorrect or delayed diagnoses are very common and can be deadly to our patients. The Institute of Medicine has taken up the subject and reports that almost everyone will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetimes. Danielle goes on to say that sometimes there are situations where getting the exact right answer is not necessary. By differentiating diagnosis’s into categories of serious and not so serious is usually sufficient enough. However, it is always important to do a follow up with the patient to make sure the doctor was right and that there were no diagnostic errors.…
If I was a deaf doctor and I hat a hearing patient, I would ask them what could I do to make them feel comfortable. One the other hand if my docter was deaf I would want him/her to show me common signs that we would use. Also be the best at his/her job. Being deaf does not make things impossible, it only makes thigs a little…
In the past, doctors have been diagnosing problems associated with the small intestine-such as cancer, ulcers and polyps-by using X-rays or exploratory surgery. These techniques are both unpleasant and painful, as is surgery.…