Question

Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and peritonitis:

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment findings are consistent with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or peritonitis. Each finding may support more than one disease process. [changes of vitals or lab values]

Option 1: Crohn's disease

Weight
Option 2: Ulcerative Colitis

Albumin level
Option 3: Peritonitis

Temperature
Option 4: Crohn's disease and Peritonitis

Heart Rate
Option 5: Ulcerative Colitis

Bowel pattern
Option 6: Crohn's disease and Peritonitis

WBC
Option 7: Peritonitis

Abdominal pain location (specify where it would be located on this one)

Answer 1

Crohn's disease: weight changes, heart rate, WBC count, bowel pattern. Ulcerative colitis: albumin level, bowel pattern. Peritonitis: temperature, abdominal pain location, bowel pattern.

Step-by-step explanation:

The assessment findings consistent with Crohn's disease are weight changes, heart rate, WBC count, and bowel pattern. Ulcerative colitis is consistent with albumin level and bowel pattern. Peritonitis is consistent with temperature, abdominal pain location, and bowel pattern. It is important to note that some assessment findings, such as bowel pattern, can be associated with multiple diseases.