Diverticulitis Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 63-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with two days of worsening abdominal pain in the lower left quadrant. There is associated decreased appetite, constipation, and frequent urination. The patient has not experienced weight loss, diarrhea, or blood in the stools. Past medical history is significant for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II. The patient has a 20-pack-year smoking history and a diet consisting mainly of red meat. BMI is 30 kg/m². Temperature is 38.5 °C (101.3 °F), blood pressure is 137/75 mmHg, pulse is 96/min, respiratory rate is 18/min, and room air oxygen saturation is 97%. Abdominal examination is significant for left lower quadrant tenderness with guarding. Laboratory studies show leukocytosis and an elevated CRP. Urinalysis shows pyuria. Which findings will most likely be seen with further diagnostic studies?

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Mucosal and chronic submucosal inflammation, erosion/ulceration, and crypt abscesses on histopathological examination of the colon

Growth of E. coli from the urine culture

Dilated appendix with localized bowel wall thickening and periappendiceal fat stranding on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis

Multiple colonic inflamed diverticula with localized bowel wall thickening and pericolonic fat stranding on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis

Left solid ovarian mass with thick septations on pelvic ultrasound