A 57-year-old CEO of a large corporation presented at his primary physician's office with complaints of rectal bleeding and occasional lower abdominal pain. The nurse assessing the patient should suspect what?
A) Ulcer
B) Crohn's disease
C) Rectal polyps
D) Inflammatory bowel disease
Ans: C
Feedback: Clinical manifestations of polyps depend on the size of the polyp. The most common symptom is rectal bleeding. Lower abdominal pain may also occur. This patient would not have an ulcer, Crohn's disease, or inflammatory bowel disease with the presenting symptoms.
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