An unlicensed assistive staff member says to the nurse, "I need for you to assess a patient. Something is coming out of his rectum." The nurse realizes that the assistant most likely observed which of the following?

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A prolapsed hemorrhoid occurs when the internal hemorrhoids protrude outside the anus. This could be something the unlicensed assistive staff member observed coming out of the patient's rectum. The other options are less likely to cause something visibly coming out of the rectum.

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