Colon Cancer: A Case Study

Mr BW was a 74-year-old man who had a fall due to a new onset of seizures, which resulted, to a direct impact of his head on the ground while at home. While at the hospital, MR BW underwent a CT and MRI brain scan and showed a haematoma, which resulted to commencing of the patient on Keppra and Bezodiapenes. Moreover, Mr BW also developed a sudden onset of pleuretic chest pain, which was confirmed by CTPA as a small pleural effusion on the left lungs; while there was also pulmonary embolism on both upper and lower lobes of the left lung. Due to the development of a provoked pulmonary embolism, patient commenced on Clexane injection. In September 2015, an elective open abdominoperineal resection was performed on Mr BW, which resulted to prolonged stay in the hospital due to delayed wound healing.

In 2000, Eloisa Casas was diagnosed with colon cancer. She went through the stages of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy and one year later with considered to be cancer free and placed in remission. On July 10, 2001, she was addmitted to the hospital with abdominal pain, as well as a fever and an elevated white blood count, which could indicate a possible infection. Her primary physisian and surgeon, Dr. Garcia-Cantu, consulted infectious disease specialist, Dr. Jelinek, who then prescribed her Maxipime as a general antibiotic and Flagyl as an antibiotic for anaerobic bacteria on July 11.

Ideal cardiovascular health consists of seven factors, and very few individuals in the U.S. population actually meet all seven factors. The liver is also a critical organ in that it is essential for metabolic activities, and metabolic complications of the liver related to obesity result in non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease in both child and adult

Recent increases in the prevalence of obesity induced metabolic syndrome (MetS) resulted in an upsurge in the global incidences of both Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

One of the most important lifestyle factors influencing health outcomes is obesity. Specifically, obesity is widely recognized as a primary cause of poor health outcomes across all socioeconomic and ethnic groups in the US. The CDC reports that “people who are obese, compared to those with a healthy or normal weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions, including… all-causes of death (mortality), high blood pressure (hypertension), type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, certain cancers, and mental illness.” Thus, exploring

Review of the medical record indicates that she was recently hospitalized and diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction for which she had exploratory laparotomy with ileostomy, colostomy, and replacement of IVC filter. Her record also indicates that she has metastatic colon cancer with metastasis to the liver and lung. Her other comorbidities includes DVT and HTN

A problematic health risk of obesity is type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is quite common among obese people. Type II diabetes is caused by the body being unable to produce insulin. This can result in high blood sugar levels, which can be harmful to the body. Obesity is also intimately intertwined with multiple health conditions that underlie cardiovascular disease. When someone becomes more obese their heart becomes at risk of disease that could cause multiple medical difficulties and is linked closely with increasing obesity-related deaths, particularly coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is when plaque gathers in arteries that are used for pumping oxygenated blood to the heart. The plaque can block the flow of blood to the heart causing heart failure. Another issue with obesity is high blood pressure. According to the national heart, lung, and blood institute, “Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can damage the body in many ways.” This means that when one gains weight, thus becoming more obese, one’s blood pressure levels increase and can become dangerously high, which can be harmful to the body. Another health risk of obesity in the body is increased chances of strokes. A stroke is caused when plaque builds up in the arteries then ruptures forming a blood clot, if the

Obesity and overweight affects the health of the population negatively and it has a high prevalence in the United States. More than two out of every three Americans is overweight or obese. Overweight is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and death. To lose weight is a difficult task and most Americans who try to lose or maintain their weight do so unsuccessfully. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), as well as a number of federal agencies and medical societies, recognizes obesity as a disease requiring primary therapy.1

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which fatty materials and plaque buildup on the inner lining of arteries. Arteries are blood vessels which carry rich blood to the heart and throughout the body. They’re lined by the endothelium, a thin layer of cells. The endothelium keeps blood flowing by keeping the inside of arteries smooth. However, when Atherosclerosis starts due to high blood pressure, smoking, or high cholesterol, it damages the endothelium. Atherosclerosis tends to happen throughout the body and arises when people grow older. This disease is mainly due to the deposition of fatty materials i.e., cholesterol, calcium and other substances found in the blood. The buildup of fat then hardens causing narrowing of the arteries. This

Fatty liver disease is a growing epidemic with a prevalence of 20–30% in the adult global population [1] and in 70% patients with diabetes due to increased hepatic triglyceride content [2]. In patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), 50% will evolve to fibrosis, 10–15% to cirrhosis and 5.4% to hepatic impairment [1]

High blood pressure means that there is a higher than normal force of blood pushing against the blood vessel walls as blood is pumped by the heart (Thompson & Manore, 2012). This health problem arises in the obese population because of the cholesterol buildup in their bodies. When there is a lot of cholesterol in a person’s blood, fat deposits

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, one of the most common liver disorders, can have several causes, such as congenital, pharmaceutical, or other miscellaneous sources, but the most clinically important etiology is metabolic disorder. Metabolic Disorder, also known as syndrome X, is a collection of symptoms that occur in clusters, and cause a patient to have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome has several hallmark signs. Many of these conditions can occur alone, or secondary to another condition and do not individually point to metabolic syndrome. These characteristic signs are a large waist circumference, high triglyceride levels, reduced HDL cholesterol, increased blood pressure, and elevated fasting

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one factor that can erupt from obesity due to the main causes that it brings, like high blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol to a high count while lowering HDL. LDL is the “bad cholesterol”, and HDL is the “good cholesterol”. We need fats in our body for energy or ATP, in our body. If we get more LDL, it can really be a dangerous case, and

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic disease commonly associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and inflammation-all features of insulin resistant syndrome. However, very limited data are available regarding the association of subclinical inflammation and insulin resistance with NAFLD in a prediabetic state. We, therefore, conducted the study to assess this relationship among this population.

Authors conducting studies concerning obesity and how it affects various systems of the body such as the cardiovascular system, have found various ways that excess adipose tissue negatively affect the cardiovascular system. In 2006, Van Gaal et al. identified numerous mechanisms which link obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The main threats to developing a problem with the cardiovascular system related to obesity are a large amount of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol, hypertension and glucose metabolism not working as efficiently as capable. LDL is a bad cholesterol because it can build up in one’s arteries and cause the arteries to not function at full potential in delivering blood throughout the body thus putting more strain