Select the Correct Information to Give to a Patient Who

question 19

Multiple Choice

Select the correct information to give to a patient who is not aware that there is a difference between acute and chronic diarrhea.

• A) Acute diarrhea is associated with the production of loose stools in otherwise healthy individuals that lasts less than 7 days; diarrhea that lasts more than 10 days is defined as chronic and is accompanied by weight loss, muscle weakness, and electrolyte imbalance.
• B) Acute diarrhea is associated with the production of loose stools in otherwise healthy individuals that lasts less than 10 days; diarrhea that lasts more than 15 days is defined as chronic and is accompanied by weight loss, muscle weakness, and electrolyte imbalance.
• C) Acute diarrhea is associated with the production of loose stools in otherwise healthy individuals that lasts less than 14 days; diarrhea that lasts more than 30 days is defined as chronic and is accompanied by weight loss, muscle weakness, and electrolyte imbalance.
• D) Acute diarrhea is associated with the production of loose stools in otherwise healthy individuals that lasts less than 3 days; diarrhea that lasts more than 7 days is defined as chronic and is accompanied by weight loss, muscle weakness, and electrolyte imbalance.

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth.

Androgynous

Identifying with the characteristics of both genders.

Expressive Traits

Characteristics that describe how individuals express their emotions and feelings to the outside world.

Instrumental Traits

Character traits focused on achieving goals, such as self-reliance, independence, and assertiveness, often considered masculine.