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