A Client Is Being Seen in a GI Clinic

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client is being seen in a GI clinic.Which statement by the client suggests a diagnosis of constipation?

• A)I have only had one bowel movement every other day for the past week."
• B)I have been having trouble with pain,bloating,and gas.My last bowel movement was 4 days ago."
• C)I haven't had a bowel movement today,but I had one yesterday."
• D)I feel like I am constipated.Please give me a laxative."

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Definitions:

Likert-type Questions

A psychometric response scale primarily used in questionnaires to obtain participant's preferences or degree of agreement with a statement.

Generalizations

Statements that apply broadly across various contexts, often extending findings from a specific study to larger populations.

Panel

A longitudinal study where data are collected from the same subjects at multiple points in time.

Cross-lagged

A statistical technique used to analyze the directional relationships between variables at different points in time.