CASE 50
History: A 65-year-old woman presents with 4 weeks of lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever; urine culture growing Proteus mirabilis.
1. Which of the following should be included in the differential diagnosis of the imaging finding shown in figure A? (Choose all that apply.)
2. Regarding colonic diverticula, which of the following statements is false?
A. Colonic diverticula are true diverticula.
B. Colonic diverticula align along the taenia coli.
C. Colonic diverticula are pulsion lesions.
D. Diverticula are most common in the sigmoid segment.
E. The etiology of diverticulitis is similar to that of appendicitis.
3. Which of the following statements regarding colonic diverticular disease is true?
A. Diverticular disease is a common worldwide condition.
