During examination of a 65-year-old female patient, the nurse asks the patient to hold her breath and bear down.The nurse observes that the patient has a moist, red, doughnut-shaped protrusion from the anus and recognizes this finding as a:

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A moist, red, doughnut-shaped protrusion from the anus during examination when the patient is bearing down is indicative of a rectal prolapse. Rectal polyps are growths arising from the rectal lining, not protrusions from the anus. Hemorrhoids are painful, itchy, or bleeding lumps near the anus caused by swollen and inflamed veins. Rectal fissures are tears in the lining of the anus causing pain, bleeding, and spasm of the anal sphincter.

During Examination of a 65-Year-Old Female Patient, the Nurse Asks