A 77-Year-Old Female Hospital Patient Has Contracted Clostridium Difficile During

A 77-year-old female hospital patient has contracted Clostridium difficile during her stay and is experiencing severe diarrhea. Which of the following statements best conveys a risk that this woman faces?

A) She is susceptible to isotonic fluid volume deficit.
B) She is prone to isotonic fluid volume excess.
C) She could develop third-spacing edema as a result of plasma protein losses.
D) She is at risk of compensatory fluid volume overload secondary to gastrointestinal water and electrolyte losses.