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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral. | Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*Common risk factors in the development of toxic megacolon include | |||
=== Common risk factors === | |||
*Common risk factors in the development of toxic megacolon include: | |||
**Discontinuation of steroids | |||
**Use of barium enemas | |||
**Colonoscopy | |||
**Chemotherapy | |||
**Antidiarrheal, anticholinergic drugs and narcotics.<ref name="urlToxic Megacolon: A Review for Emergency Department Clinicians - ScienceDirect">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099176716300472?via%3Dihub |title=Toxic Megacolon: A Review for Emergency Department Clinicians - ScienceDirect |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no established risk factors for [disease name].
OR
The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors
- Common risk factors in the development of toxic megacolon include:
- Discontinuation of steroids
- Use of barium enemas
- Colonoscopy
- Chemotherapy
- Antidiarrheal, anticholinergic drugs and narcotics.[1]