Posted: August 18th, 2017

If a client had irritable bowel syndrome, which of the following diagnostic tests would determine if the diagnosis is Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis?

If a client had irritable bowel syndrome, which of the following diagnostic tests would determine if the diagnosis is Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis?

1. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan
2. Abdominal x-ray
3. Barium swallow
4. Colonoscopy with biopsy