A client presents at the clinic complaining of unplanned 10% weight loss, diarrhea, fever and weakness that "just won't go away." After a complete history and physical, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test is ordered. This order is based on what suspected diagnosis?

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16 May, 07:46

A client presents at the clinic complaining of unplanned 10% weight loss, diarrhea, fever and weakness that "just won't go away." After a complete history and physical, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test is ordered. This order is based on what suspected diagnosis?

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Gabriela Morton · Answer 1

Wasting away syndrome

Explanation:

'wasting away syndrome' can be described or explained as a way by which the muscle fat and tissue are wasting away due to the effect of some diseases that weaken people.

This 'wasting away syndrome has been considered or described as the symptom of some chronic diseases like HIV and cancer. This always results to weight loss and muscle wasting, that is the loss of muscle tissue.

In this case, the client has lost some amount of antibodies in his body which caused the manifestation of diarrhea, fever and others.

This is because, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test is used to find and detect antibodies present in the body.