A client is being screened for prostate cancer. What tests would be completed at this time?
1. Digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasonography
2. Biopsy of the prostate and magnetic resonance imagery
3. Complete blood cell count and prostate-specific antigen
4. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal examination
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Early screening for prostate cancer includes a digital rectal examination and a PSA test. Other tests may be ordered later if either the PSA or digital rectal examination are abnormal.
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a. "Internal hemorrhoids are usually seen outside the anus and appear blue." b. "Sometimes patients have other diseases, such as anal warts, that may be mistaken for internal hemorrhoids." c. "Internal hemorrhoids are found higher in the rectum and usually can't be felt unless they are infected or prolapsed." d. "Both internal and external hemorrhoids arise from the same general area and produce the same kinds of symptoms."