diarrhea

Question 1

Diarrhea of colonic type is 1/1 characterized by :
Large volume stool
Cramping midabdominal pain
Mucus in stool
Steatorrhea
Presence of undigested food in the stool

Answer 1

Mucus in stool

Question 2

Regarding diarrhea one of the following is false statement:

1. Is a stool weight > 200g/day for adult on typical western diet
2. Acute diarrhea if it is of < 2 weeks duration
3. Chronic diarrhea if it is > 4 weeks duration
   More than 90% of chronic diarrhea is caused by infectious agents
   Steatorrhea means the presence of high fecal fat

Question 3

Regarding diarrhea one of the following is false statement:

1. Is a stool weight > 200g/day for adult on typical western diet
2. Acute diarrhea if it is of < 2 weeks duration
3. Chronic diarrhea if it is > 4 weeks duration
4. More than 90% of chronic diarrhea is caused by infectious agents
5. Steatorrhea means the presence of high fecal fat

Answer 3

More than 90% of chronic diarrhea is caused by infectious agents