Digestive Case Scenario A friend is one a semester abroad in Sweden and sends you an urgent message hoping that you can
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 4:54 pm
Digestive Case Scenario
A friend is one a semester abroad in Sweden and sends you an
urgent message hoping that you can help her. She tells you
that since arriving she has constantly been “rushing” to
use the bathroom within an hour of any meal and has had nothing
but “diarrhea poop” for the last week along
with “really bad bloating and gas” and pain in
her “stomach” [the right upper quadrant] sporadically
throughout the day. She doesn’t want to go to the hospital
(as she isn’t sure how insurance would cover her visit) and knows
that you are studying to be a nurse and should be able to let her
know why she is having such issues. You message back and ask
about what she has been eating (concerned that she may have gotten
a food-borne illness), her immediate response to the message
is:
I am eating what my host family
serves, traditional Scandinavian food that is lots of fish, cheese
and not a lot of vegetables. It’s been hard, because you know that
I’ve eaten vegetarian since freshman year in high school.
You message again and ask her if she notices any distinct
coloration or odor in her “diarrhea poop” that she has
complained about, her immediate reply is:
It’s disgusting…
“slimy” and “green” like your “baby’s
poop”.
Generate a response (700-word maximum) with a feedback loop to
describe the digestive physiology of the case (Using the link and
the scientific literature discussed in lecture) and the following
questions: What is the most likely cause for the issues that your
friend is encountering? Is there any long-term issues that
they would need to worry about? What would you recommend them do to
treat the issue and prevent it from returning?
A friend is one a semester abroad in Sweden and sends you an
urgent message hoping that you can help her. She tells you
that since arriving she has constantly been “rushing” to
use the bathroom within an hour of any meal and has had nothing
but “diarrhea poop” for the last week along
with “really bad bloating and gas” and pain in
her “stomach” [the right upper quadrant] sporadically
throughout the day. She doesn’t want to go to the hospital
(as she isn’t sure how insurance would cover her visit) and knows
that you are studying to be a nurse and should be able to let her
know why she is having such issues. You message back and ask
about what she has been eating (concerned that she may have gotten
a food-borne illness), her immediate response to the message
is:
I am eating what my host family
serves, traditional Scandinavian food that is lots of fish, cheese
and not a lot of vegetables. It’s been hard, because you know that
I’ve eaten vegetarian since freshman year in high school.
You message again and ask her if she notices any distinct
coloration or odor in her “diarrhea poop” that she has
complained about, her immediate reply is:
It’s disgusting…
“slimy” and “green” like your “baby’s
poop”.
Generate a response (700-word maximum) with a feedback loop to
describe the digestive physiology of the case (Using the link and
the scientific literature discussed in lecture) and the following
questions: What is the most likely cause for the issues that your
friend is encountering? Is there any long-term issues that
they would need to worry about? What would you recommend them do to
treat the issue and prevent it from returning?