CASE STUDY: HEMORRHOIDS
A 92-year-old woman in a long-term care facility is a patientassigned to your care. With visible discomfort, she tells you thatshe has noticed blood in the toilet bowl with her last severalbowel movements and she has had blood on her underwear.
1.What other questions should you ask this woman to clarifypotential causes of this problem?
2. Explain how the patient’s age might affect your focusedassessment
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