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Immunity Inflamm.
NUR 125
Question | Answer |
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diverticulosis | small, sac-like pouches in the intestinal wall |
diverticulitis | Intestinal contents can lodge in diverticula, causing inflammation or infection |
high-residue diet | high fiber |
low-residue diet | low fiber |
multiple sclerosis | progressive degenerative disease; attacks the protective myelin sheath around axons and disrupts the conduction of impulses through the CNS |
Glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the capillary loops in the glomeruli; antibodies against antigens in the glomeruli. |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease | inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the intestinal tract occurs |
ulcerative colitis | inflammation typically begins in the rectum and gradually extends up the bowel toward the cecum |
Crohn disease | inflammation can affect any area of GI tract; terminal ileum is most often affected |
Corticosteroids | decrease inflammation |
Immunosuppressant agents | inhibit the immune response |
Antidiarrheal agents | control diarrhea |
Anticholinergics | reduce pain and GI motility and secretions |