Crohn Disease — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Mouth→anus, skip lesions, transmural
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Physiological Adaptation
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Crohn Disease on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- any GI mouth→anus, skip lesions
- transmural, cobblestone mucosa
- often terminal ileum
- RLQ pain, NON-bloody diarrhea
- 5+ loose stools/day, wt loss
- steatorrhea, malabsorption
- fistulas, abscess, strictures
- bowel obstruction, B12 deficiency
- ↑protein ↑cal, low-fiber low-fat
- steroids, immunomod, biologics
- small frequent meals, B12 inject
✨Quick Tip
Inflammation is transmural and discontinuous with healthy skip areas between diseased segments.
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