HUN 4446 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Liver Function Tests, Prothrombin Time, Lithotripsy

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Course: HUN 4446
• Professor: Anne Mathews

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Increased inflammatory markers: diagnosis, report of symptoms, physical exam, endoscopy/colonoscopy, ct scan, biopsy, fecal analysis for inflammatory markers, complications, anemia (from malabsorption, fistulas, malnutrition, from. Increased risk of colon/rectal cancer: decreased intake (pain when eating, complications from eating) Increased needs/losses (foods move through fast, tissue damage) Increase ca: uc, ulceration, mucosal layer, flare-ups in colon/rectum only, continuous, complications, toxic megacolon, surgery limited to proctocolectomy (remove everything from ileum down) with. Ileum: absorption of fat, some fat soluble vitamins, b12, reabsorption of bile salts. Ileocecal valve: prevents contents of si from prematurely dumping into colon, regulation not as tight, not dumping syndrome, prevents colonic bacteria from entering si, colon, absorption of fluid and electrolytes, en is always preferable to pn, pn indications. Intractable diarrhea, vomiting, etc: < 60 cm of functioning gi, high volume fistula, major obstruction/blockage, prep for gi surgery, en in crohn"s, monomeric formulas if polymeric not tolerated.