Lilly Davenport is a 70 year old female, admitted with acuteabdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. CT scan of the abdomen showsdiverticulitis.

  1. What treatment do you anticipate for Mrs. Davenport?
  2. What risk factors (known and assumed) predispose Mrs. Davenportto diverticulosis?
  3. What are the possible complications referred to as diverticulardiseases?
  4. What teaching will you give to help Mrs. Davenport avoiddiverticulitis in the future?
  5. 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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