Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Diverculitis & Diverticulosis
- Bulging Pouches in
the GI wall push the
mucosal lining
through the
surrounding Tissue
- Signs & Symptoms
- Diverticulosis:
Asymptomatic
- Dx. Usually in
routine
Colonscopy or
Sigmoidoscopy &
Barium Enema
- Diverticulitis:
Abdominal Pain of
the LEFT LOWER
QUADRANT
- Palpable Mass?
- Shift to the
Left (WBC
increased)
- Older Adults may be afebrile
- Interventions
- Medications
- Donnatol
"Relieves spasm &
Cramping"
- Bulk Laxatives
- Metamucil
- Anticholinergics
- Prevention
- Prevention:
Eat sufficient
Dietary Fiber
- Increase Fluid Intake
- Weight Reduction
- Avoid Increased
Intrabdominal
Pressure
- Straining at stool
- Vomiting
- Bending
- Lifting
- Tight Restrictive Clothing
- Acute (In hospital)
- NPO status & Bed Rest
- Monitor for: Abcess,
bleeding, peritonitis &
WBC
- IV antibiotics &
Mainting F&E
balance
- Flare up (At home)
- Clear Liquids
- Oral Antibiotics
- Severe Cases Surgery
- Complications
- Hemmorrhage
- Preforation
- Obstruction
- Understanding the Disease
- Caused by: High
Intraluminal
Pressure on Areas
in the GI wall
where Blood
Vessels Enter
- Common:
Descending &
Sigmoid Colon (Can
be anywhere in the
GI tract)
- Caused by:
LOW Fiber
diet