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diverticular disease (assessments and common findings+symptoms (bowel…
diverticular disease
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management
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nursing
bed rest is encouraged but exercise should be promoted as soon as the acute phase subsides to avoid constipation
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definition
is a sac like dilation or an out pouching of the mucous layer of the bowel that extends through a defect in the muscle layer.
pathophysiology
occurs when the mucosal or sub mucosal layer herniates through the muscle wall of the gut due to increased pressure in the lumen