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Administration of Electrolytes
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Mild, temporary ischemic colitis is treated by maintaining good blood pressure. This can be done with medicines and by avoiding dehydration.
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Large bowel resection is surgery to remove all or part of your large bowel. This surgery is also called colectomy.
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This type of surgery is also called a resection. It is the most common surgery used to treat colon cancer. During it, the surgeon makes an incision in your abdomen and takes out:
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.Intravenous rehydration is used to resto...
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Intravenous rehydrationDefinition Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a per...
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Intravenous(IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient''s bloodstream.Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with...
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During a colostomy part of the colon (large intestine) is removed or disconnected. If the large intestine was diseased, it may be removed. If it was injured, it may be disconnected for a short time while it heals, then reconnected. During a colostomy, the colon is brought through the abdominal wall. This makes an opening, called a stoma, for stool and mucus to pass out of the body.
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Colectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the colon, the first part of the large intestine.Doctors perform colectomy to remove large Stage I colon cancer lesions or to cure colon cancer that: has spread beyond the mucous membrane, has in...
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This surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes part of the large and small intestines. When healed, bowel movements still occur through the anus.
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This surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine. When healed, bowel movements still occur through the anus.
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This surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine. When healed, waste passes from the small intestine through a stoma in the wall of the abdomen and into a pouch outside of the body.
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This surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine. A stoma (passage out of the body) is created during surgery. When healed, waste collects within a pouch. It is then drained through a thin tube (catheter). A bandage covers the stoma when it's not in use.
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