An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days.
She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools
3–4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use.
The history suggests that the patient has:
A. Acute diarrhea
B. Chronic diarrhea
C. Irritable bowel
D. Functional bowel disease
Risk factor(s) associated with inflammatory bowel disease include:
A. Smoking
B. Alcohol ingestion
C. Greek heritage
D. None of the above
An 80-year-old male admits to difficulty swallowing during the review of systems. The
nurse practitioner recognizes the differential diagnosis for this patient’s dysphagia is:
A. Esophageal cancer
B. Chest pain
C. GERD
D. A and C