Noel is a 33-year-old kindergarten teacher who recently visited her doctor complaining of the sudden onset of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. Lab tests, imaging studies, and an endoscopy were used to diagnose Crohn's disease. Drug therapy has helped to control the symptoms, but Noel has been told that there is no cure for the disease and she may experience exacerbations from time to
time for the rest of her life.Noel's Crohn's disease has most likely resulted in inflammation of her _____.
a. gallbladder
b. ileum and/or colon
c. duodenum and/or jejunum
d. pancreas
e. liver
b
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What will be an ideal response?
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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