A patient experiencing massive amounts of bloody diarrhea from the rectum is diagnosed with inflammation of the mucosa and submucosa after a colonoscopy and biopsy.The nurse prepares to provide care for a patient with which condition?
A)Ulcerative colitis
B)Crohn disease
C)Arteriovenous malformation
D)Polyps

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The symptoms described in the scenario (massive amounts of bloody diarrhea from the rectum, inflammation of the mucosa and submucosa) are consistent with ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease.

A Patient Experiencing Massive Amounts of Bloody Diarrhea from the Rectum