A patient, experiencing massive amounts of bloody diarrhea from the rectum, is diagnosed with inflammation of the mucosa and submucosa after a colonoscopy and biopsy. The nurse suspects that the patient is most likely experiencing
1. ulcerative colitis.
2. Crohn's disease.
3. arteriovenous malformation.
4. polyps.
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Rationale: The patient is presenting with classical signs of ulcerative colitis which include being confined to the mucosa and submucosa. Crohn's disease is more likely to extend deeper into the intestinal wall and is less likely to be associated with massive bleeding. Polyps and arteriovenous malformations are less likely to result in obvious bleeding and would not be described as superficial mucosal conditions. Polyps and arteriovenous malformations usually present as slow and chronic bleeds.
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