Question

Your patient's chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. further examination should include:______.

Answer 1

It should include a digital rectal examination (DRE).

The lower rectum, pelvis, and lower belly are all examined during a digital rectal exam (DRE). Your doctor can use this test to screen for cancer and other health issues, such as male prostate cancer. an unusual lump in the rectum or anus.

Consistently having pencil-shaped feces is a sign of stenosis brought on by a tumor or scarring. DRE should be used to check for masses. To determine whether you could have a prostate issue or prostate cancer, a digital rectal examination (or exam) is performed. Your doctor or nurse will feel your prostate through the back passage's wall (rectum).

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