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Pathophysiology
(+) Diarrhea
Inflammation of the intestinal cell lining impairs absorption of fluid and
nutrients causing electrolyte retention and water accumulation in the
intestinal lumen Fecal contamination of the GUT
causes Urinary Tract Infection
Partial blockage and gut distention as well as severe intestinal (+) RLQ Abdominal Pain
inflammation (+) Nausea
(+) 5% weight loss
Granulomas extend through all layers of the intestinal wall and into
the mesentery and the regional lymph nodes
(+) Hematochezia
(+) Rectal tenderness
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (+) Fresh blood on
examining finger
Urinalysis
pH 5.6
Specific gravity 1.020
RBC 0-2/hpf
WBC 10-16/hpf High
Protein 1+
Leukocyte (-)
Glucose (-)
Squamous cells 7/hpf
Bacteria 110 High
Note: May prompt to repeat UA, the technique may not have been clean catch.
Stool exam
Stool exam None found
RECENT LABORATORIES
Blood culture
Blood culture (+)
Stool culture
Stool culture (-)
CT Scan