Select the correct answer: A late adolescent presents to u…
Select the correct answer: A late adolescent presents to university student health with complaints of recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss of a one month duration. The patient describes the pain as cramping and intermittent. The patient reports feeling extremely fatigued and has had difficulty completing academic assignments. The patient experienced similar symptoms several times during the past 2 years but has never had a formal evaluation as symptoms subsequently resolved. The patient is unsure of associations of symptoms with food or activity. Which of the following interventions should the primary care nurse practitioner incorporate into the initial diagnostic plan for this patient?