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Case #2 -
A 32 year old with bloody diarrhea

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
4.) What is the appropriate diagnostic workup for this patient?

Appropriate initial diagnostic evaluation:

  • Laboratory: CBC with monitoring of hematocrit

  • Plain abdominal X-ray to exclude toxic megacolon

  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy

  • Stool studies

 
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