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saliriagwu

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Explain the rule of nines used in assessment of burn injury.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Crohn's patients often have extraintestinal symptoms of the disease. What are some examples of these symptoms? Is there evidence of these in his history and physical?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The rule of nines is used to calculate the body surface area burned, where values of 9 or 18 are given to different regions of the body as follows: Head and neck 9, chest (front) 9, abdomen (front) 9, upper/mid/low back and buttocks 18, each arm (front and back) 9, each leg 18 (front 9 and back 9), and perineum 1.

Answer to Question 2

 Extraintestinal symptoms include:
- Osteopenia and osteoporosis
- Dermatitis
- Rheumatological conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis
- Ocular symptoms
- Hepatobiliary complications
 Anemia
 Mr. Page appears to be experiencing anemia.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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