A 70-year-old man presents to the Urgent Care Center complaining of rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He states
that he has some nausea and pain when he eats solid food but feels better after he has a bowel movement. He has a
history of diverticulosis. The physician orders a colonoscopy for the next day. The discharge diagnosis is diverticulitis
with hemorrhage.
1. What is the difference between diverticulosis and diverticulitis?
2. Why do you think the colonoscopy would be done the following day and not immediately?
3. Why is it important to find the cause of the rectal bleeding?
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