A young client presents reporting diarrhea, fecal urgency, and weight loss. The stool is lightcolored and malodorous, and it tends to float and be difficult to flush. The client has also noteo tender, red bumps on the shins and reports pain and stiffness in the elbows and knees. Sigmoidoscopy reveals discontinuous, granulomatous lesions; no blood is detected in the stool. Which diagnosis would the care team first suspect? colon cancer Crohn disease diverticulitis ulcerative colitis
[Verified Answer]: A young client presents reporting…
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