The emergency room nurse admits a patient suspected of having giardiasis. What symptoms would the nurse expect the patient to present with?
A) Voluminous soft unformed stool
B) Frothy voluminous pale stool
C) Pale and mucous-filled stool
D) Frothy tan stool
C
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Diarrhea, rotten-egg-smelling stool, and pale and mucous-filled stool are commonly seen. Diarrhea is often accompanied by epigastric distress, weight loss, and malnutrition as a result of the invasion of the mucosa. Therefore, options A, B, and D are incorrect.
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