When the practitioner is inquiring about the patient's lower GI tract history, the inquiry should include
A)bowel habits.
B)dietary habits.
C)hemorrhoid surgery.
D)laxative use.
E)recent travel.

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Past medical history should inquire about hemorrhoids; spinal cord injury; benign prostatic hypertrophy; prostate, colorectal, breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers; and episiotomies of fourth-degree lacerations during delivery. Habits and travel history are part of personal and social history; the use of laxatives is part of history of present illness.

When the Practitioner Is Inquiring About the Patient's Lower GI