QUESTION #1

The patient is a 55 year old white female who presents in your office with a chief complaint of diarrhea.

She states that she has had diarrhea for 2 years and describes it as greasy and foul smelling but denies any blood in her stool. She also complains of weight loss.

The most likely etiology of her diarrhea is:

 1- Infection
 2- Malabsorption
 3- Inflammation
 4- Drug/Medication
 5- Ischemia


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