HLSC 2416 HEALTH ASSESSMENT- AARP(2)
EXAM 2025
outlet of GI tract; about 3.8 cm long in adult. lined with modified skin
that merges with rectal mucosa at the anorectal junction - Precise
Answer ✔✔anal canal
The rectal interior has 3 semilunar transverse folds called
______________. These cross one-half the circumference of the rectal
lumen. May serve to hold feces as the flatus passes - Precise Answer
✔✔valves of houston
lies anterior to rectum and 2cm behind symphysis pubis - Precise
Answer ✔✔Prostate gland
- - Precise Answer ✔✔median sulcus
The prostate gland commonly starts to enlarge during the middle adult
years, but not from cancer. Present in 80% of men over 60 - Precise
Answer ✔✔Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
most frequently diagnosed cancer in men - Precise Answer ✔✔prostate
cancer
subjective data includes - Precise Answer ✔✔-usual bowel routine
, -change in bowel habits
-rectal bleeding, blood in stool
-medications
-rectal conditions
-family history
-patient-centered care
questions about usual bowel routine - Precise Answer ✔✔bowel move
regularly? how often? color? hard or soft?
questions about change in bowel habits - Precise Answer ✔✔loose stool
or diarrhea? when did it start? how long? color?
questions about rectal conditions - Precise Answer ✔✔itching, pain or
burning? hemorroids?
questions about patient-centered care - Precise Answer ✔✔high-fiber
foods? how much water? rectal examinations?
position for rectal exam - Precise Answer ✔✔-left lateral
-lithotomy
-standing
(females usually lithotomy or left lateral; males all 3)
EXAM 2025
outlet of GI tract; about 3.8 cm long in adult. lined with modified skin
that merges with rectal mucosa at the anorectal junction - Precise
Answer ✔✔anal canal
The rectal interior has 3 semilunar transverse folds called
______________. These cross one-half the circumference of the rectal
lumen. May serve to hold feces as the flatus passes - Precise Answer
✔✔valves of houston
lies anterior to rectum and 2cm behind symphysis pubis - Precise
Answer ✔✔Prostate gland
- - Precise Answer ✔✔median sulcus
The prostate gland commonly starts to enlarge during the middle adult
years, but not from cancer. Present in 80% of men over 60 - Precise
Answer ✔✔Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
most frequently diagnosed cancer in men - Precise Answer ✔✔prostate
cancer
subjective data includes - Precise Answer ✔✔-usual bowel routine
, -change in bowel habits
-rectal bleeding, blood in stool
-medications
-rectal conditions
-family history
-patient-centered care
questions about usual bowel routine - Precise Answer ✔✔bowel move
regularly? how often? color? hard or soft?
questions about change in bowel habits - Precise Answer ✔✔loose stool
or diarrhea? when did it start? how long? color?
questions about rectal conditions - Precise Answer ✔✔itching, pain or
burning? hemorroids?
questions about patient-centered care - Precise Answer ✔✔high-fiber
foods? how much water? rectal examinations?
position for rectal exam - Precise Answer ✔✔-left lateral
-lithotomy
-standing
(females usually lithotomy or left lateral; males all 3)
