A Patient Is Experiencing Small-Volume, Non-Inflammatory Stools

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Multiple Choice

A patient is experiencing small-volume, non-inflammatory stools. Which organisms may be suspected in this case? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Clostridium difficile
• B) Cryptosporidium
• C) Escherichia coli
• D) Giardia
• E) Shigella

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Definitions:

Leveling Mechanisms

Practices and processes in societies that function to reduce inequality and distribute wealth and power more equally among members.

Collective Well-Being

The health, happiness, and prosperity of a group considered collectively, rather than the individual well-being of its members.

Culture

A complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of society.

Environmental Limitations

Natural or human-made conditions that restrict or shape the growth, survival, and distribution of organisms and the development of ecosystems.