Anal fissure Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with a 5-week history of severe, sharp anal pain with defecation. The patient reports recurrent episodes of bright red blood on the toilet paper after wiping. She has not experienced diarrhea, decreased appetite, weight loss, or change in stool caliber. Past medical history is significant for hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome. Family history is significant for a sibling with Crohn disease. The patient has smoked a pack of cigarettes daily for the past 30 years. Temperature is 36.5°C (97.7°F), blood pressure is 137/75 mmHg, and pulse is 74/min. Physical examination is remarkable for a tender superficial linear ulceration over the right lateral edge of the anal canal. Which of the following findings is most suggestive of the need for further studies in this patient?
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