Lilly Davenport is a 70 year old female, admitted with acuteabdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. CT scan of the abdomen showsdiverticulitis.
- What treatment do you anticipate for Mrs. Davenport?
- What risk factors (known and assumed) predispose Mrs. Davenportto diverticulosis?
- What are the possible complications referred to as diverticulardiseases?
- What teaching will you give to help Mrs. Davenport avoiddiverticulitis in the future?
- Mrs. Davenport asks you, “Why do the doctors use so manydifferent words for what I have? One said diverticulosis, anothersaid diverticulitis, and somebody told me yesterday that they sawdiverticula in my colon on the CT scan.” What will you tellher?
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