Question 22 · LEK · Intestines
A 58-year-old man otherwise healthy, not treated for any chronic diseases complains of chronic constipation. He was admitted to the hospital because of bloody stools that occurred two days prior to the admission. His general clinical state was good. Blood pressure 135/65 mmHg, HR 84/min. Body temperature 36.6 °C, BMI 31 kg/m². He underwent screening colonoscopy at the age of 55, in which colon diverticula were diagnosed. Indicate the most probable cause of GI bleeding:
- A. ulcerative colitis.
- B. haemorrhoids.
- C. colon diverticula.
- D. colon cancer.
- E. angiodysplasia.
Hint
Weigh the patient's age, constipation, obesity and earlier colonoscopy findings against the typical presentation of each bleeding source.
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