A young woman comes to the emergency department with severe abdominal cramping and frequent bloody stools. Food poisoning is suspected. What diagnostic test would be used to confirm this diagnosis?
A) Routine urinalysis
B) Chest x-ray
C) Stool sample
D) Sputum sample
Ans: C
Outbreaks of food poisoning can result in severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Severe abdominal cramping followed by watery or bloody diarrhea may signal a microbial infection, which can be confirmed by a stool sample.
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