Here Are 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (Mcqs) About
CHRONIC DIARRHEA
Based On The USA University Syllabus
1. What is the most common duration threshold used to define chronic diarrhea?
a) 24 hours
b) 48 hours
c) 7 days
d) 14 days
**Correct answer: c) 7 days**
2. Which of the following is NOT a common cause of chronic diarrhea?
a) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
b) Acute gastroenteritis
c) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
d) Celiac disease
**Correct answer: b) Acute gastroenteritis**
3. Which diagnostic test is considered the gold standard for identifying
malabsorption-related chronic diarrhea?
a) Stool culture
b) Colonoscopy
, c) Barium enema
d) 72-hour fecal fat collection
**Correct answer: d) 72-hour fecal fat collection**
4. In chronic diarrhea, which type of stool consistency is commonly associated
with malabsorption?
a) Watery
b) Bloody
c) Mucus-filled
d) Fatty and bulky
**Correct answer: d) Fatty and bulky**
5. Which of the following conditions is characterized by chronic diarrhea,
dermatitis, dementia, and ataxia?
a) Crohn's disease
b) Ulcerative colitis
c) Celiac disease
d) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
**Correct answer: c) Celiac disease**
6. Which class of medications is known to cause chronic diarrhea as a side effect?
a) Antihypertensives
, b) Antipyretics
c) Antihistamines
d) Anticoagulants
**Correct answer: a) Antihypertensives**
7. Chronic diarrhea associated with nocturnal watery diarrhea, urgency, and
incontinence is characteristic of:
a) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
b) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
c) Giardiasis
d) Celiac disease
**Correct answer: b) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)**
8. Which of the following tests is used to diagnose chronic diarrhea due to
bacterial overgrowth?
a) Upper endoscopy
b) Colonoscopy
c) Hydrogen breath test
d) Stool antigen test
**Correct answer: c) Hydrogen breath test**
9. Which type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is more commonly associated
with chronic diarrhea?
CHRONIC DIARRHEA
Based On The USA University Syllabus
1. What is the most common duration threshold used to define chronic diarrhea?
a) 24 hours
b) 48 hours
c) 7 days
d) 14 days
**Correct answer: c) 7 days**
2. Which of the following is NOT a common cause of chronic diarrhea?
a) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
b) Acute gastroenteritis
c) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
d) Celiac disease
**Correct answer: b) Acute gastroenteritis**
3. Which diagnostic test is considered the gold standard for identifying
malabsorption-related chronic diarrhea?
a) Stool culture
b) Colonoscopy
, c) Barium enema
d) 72-hour fecal fat collection
**Correct answer: d) 72-hour fecal fat collection**
4. In chronic diarrhea, which type of stool consistency is commonly associated
with malabsorption?
a) Watery
b) Bloody
c) Mucus-filled
d) Fatty and bulky
**Correct answer: d) Fatty and bulky**
5. Which of the following conditions is characterized by chronic diarrhea,
dermatitis, dementia, and ataxia?
a) Crohn's disease
b) Ulcerative colitis
c) Celiac disease
d) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
**Correct answer: c) Celiac disease**
6. Which class of medications is known to cause chronic diarrhea as a side effect?
a) Antihypertensives
, b) Antipyretics
c) Antihistamines
d) Anticoagulants
**Correct answer: a) Antihypertensives**
7. Chronic diarrhea associated with nocturnal watery diarrhea, urgency, and
incontinence is characteristic of:
a) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
b) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
c) Giardiasis
d) Celiac disease
**Correct answer: b) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)**
8. Which of the following tests is used to diagnose chronic diarrhea due to
bacterial overgrowth?
a) Upper endoscopy
b) Colonoscopy
c) Hydrogen breath test
d) Stool antigen test
**Correct answer: c) Hydrogen breath test**
9. Which type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is more commonly associated
with chronic diarrhea?
