Wayne, age 27, calls the doctor’s office to report abdominal pain and cramping, “funny-looking” diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. He asks what antidiarrheal medication he should take. He also says he has always worried about developing Crohn disease, which he remembers his grandfather struggling with, and that his great-grandfather had colon cancer. What do you tell Wayne to do? What screening questions do you ask him? What conditions might the doctor think most likely, and why?

Wayne, age 27, calls the doctor’s office to report abdominal pain and cramping, “funny-looking” diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. He asks what antidiarrheal medication he should take. He also says he has always worried about developing Crohn disease, which he remembers his grandfather struggling with, and that his great-grandfather had colon cancer. What do you tell Wayne to do? What screening questions do you ask him? What conditions might the doctor think most likely, and why?

Body Structures & Functions

12th Edition

ISBN:9781285695495

Author:Scott

Publisher:Scott

Chapter18: Digestive System

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