Solve this exciting clinical case, specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation A 75-year-old male was presented to a hospital with complaints of a large volume of diarrhea and progressive weight loss for the past few months. The patient reported having 10-12 watery stools per day and an excessive reduction in weight of 30 lbs over the months.
Patient history The patient had a history of hypertension, renal cell carcinoma that required nephrectomy, thyroid hyperplasia with partial thyroidectomy, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor treated with distal pancreatectomy. Clinical examination history included a low potassium level of 1.9 mmol/L, serum Osm of 319 mOsm/kg, and unremarkable colon biopsies. The patient was prescribed rifaximin for possible bacterial growth and…
