Complete question:
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
Answer:
The history suggests that the patient has Chronic diarrhea.
Explanation:
diarrhea is characterised by loose, watery bowel movements that may occur frequently ( in chronic diarrhea situations) and with a sense of urgency.
