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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJNCP-201, 3 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/201
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What Could It Be? Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy

Kristy O. Oden

Anderson College of Nursing, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632, USA
Dr. Kristy O. Oden, Anderson College of Nursing, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama, AL 35632, USA; E-mail: kooden@una.edu
09 August 2016; 15 October 2016; 17 October 2016
Oden KO (2016) What Could It Be? Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 3: 201. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/201

Abstract

What do I do? A 34-year-old female patient presents to the gastrointestinal office with the following complaints: joint pain, headaches, mild anemia, dry mouth, anxiety, and fatigue. Occasionally she has abdominal discomfort and bloating. These certainly do not sound like symptoms that are typical in a gastrointestinal office, but they could be.