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fas148 - 09-02-09 16:17
A twenty years old man that he seem healthy come to his doctor and said that since three week he got bloody diarhea which is mixed with dark blood ,sometimes just blood and mucose ,he denied any pain or fever ,he has four or five time stool per day ,acording to the patient since six month he has a thin stool frequently that sometimes was mixed with the blood what is the exact diagnosis of this patient ?
fas148 - 09-02-09 16:17
A twenty years old man that he seem healthy come to his doctor and said that since three week he got bloody diarhea which is mixed with dark blood ,sometimes just blood and mucose ,he denied any pain or fever ,he has four or five time stool per day ,acording to the patient since six month he has a thin stool frequently that sometimes was mixed with the blood what is the exact diagnosis of this patient ?
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Re: Gastero conym5 - 09-08-09 03:30 My answer is: c.
looking at the patient's age, charecteristic pattern of diarrhoea looks like ulcarative colitis. ischemic colitis commonly seen in elderly pt's. For Gardiasis and m.whiple history should be present. Haemorohid usually presents with bright red blood..
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Re: Gastero babbu5508 - 07-28-10 05:30 My answer is: c.
Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon. The main symptom of active disease is usually constant diarrhea mixed with blood, of gradual onset.
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