Question 111 · LEK · Diarrhea
Which of the following are features of acute diarrhea in children?
1) it is an infectious disease;
2) passing three or more liquid or semi-liquid stools daily;
3) passing stools containing blood, pus or significant amounts of mucus;
4) symptoms last up to 2 weeks.
The correct answer is:
2) passing three or more liquid or semi-liquid stools daily;
3) passing stools containing blood, pus or significant amounts of mucus;
4) symptoms last up to 2 weeks.
The correct answer is:
- A. all the above.
- B. 1,2,3.
- C. 1,2,4.
- D. 1,2.
- E. only 1.
Hint
Separate the defining features of acute diarrhea (cause, stool frequency, duration) from the features of its dysenteric form.
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