Abstract
Crohn disease is an inflammatory bowel disorder affecting children and adults. With its increasing prevalence, healthcare providers need adequate resources to assist with diagnosis and management. This article discusses early diagnosis, disease severity and classification, familial predisposition and genomics, and clinical management in the primary care setting.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 22-30 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Nurse Practitioner |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2021 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Nursing
Keywords
- Crohn disease
- Montreal classification
- Vienna classification
- abdominal disorders
- gastrointestinal disorders
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)