During an examination, the nurse asks the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver and notices that ...

During an examination, the nurse asks the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver and notices that the patient has a moist, red, doughnut-shaped protrusion from the anus. The nurse knows that this finding is consistent with a:
 
  a. Rectal polyp.
  b. Hemorrhoid.
  c. Rectal fissure.
  d. Rectal prolapse.

Question 2

A 62-year-old man is experiencing fever, chills, malaise, urinary frequency, and urgency. He also reports urethral discharge and a dull aching pain in the perineal and rectal area. These symptoms are most consistent with which condition?
 
  a. Prostatitis
  b. Polyps
  c. Carcinoma of the prostate
  d. BPH

Question 3

A 70-year-old man is visiting the clinic for difficulty in passing urine. In the health history, he indicates that he has to urinate frequently, especially at night. He has burning when he urinates and has noticed pain in his back.
 
  Considering this history, what might the nurse expect to find during the physical assessment?
  a.
  Asymmetric, hard, and fixed prostate gland
  b.
  Occult blood and perianal pain to palpation
  c.
  Symmetrically enlarged, soft prostate gland
  d.
  Soft nodule protruding from the rectal mucosa