A 65-year-old patient presented with rectal bleeding and a change of bowel habit. Examination of the abdomen was normal. A rectal exam showed altered blood but no obvious rectal masses. To establish the diagnosis the patient should be first investigated by:
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اعرض الإجابة
الإجابة والشرح
ادخل لحسابك عشان نحفظ إجاباتك ونوريك أخطاءك.
الإجابة: C. Colonoscopy
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Surgical Principles 💉.pdf · p. 38
A 65-year-old with rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habit has red flags for colorectal cancer. DRE has already been done, so the diagnostic test is a complete colonoscopy with biopsy. Proctoscopy sees only the anal canal and lower rectum. FOBT adds nothing when blood is already visible. Pelvic MRI is for staging rectal cancer, not diagnosis.
- المصدر
- Surgical Principles 💉.pdf · p. 38
- المحاضرة
- GI bleeding · General Surgery · Module D
- ظهر في
- Surgery QB (Module D) p. 103 Q32