83 year old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days

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

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.

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