title: Rectal examination in hospital patients.
abstract: Rectal examination should be part of the initial examination of the patient especially those who are over the age of 50 and/or those with gastro intestinal and genito-urinary symptoms. We assessed the rate of rectal examinations carried out on acute general medical and surgical admissions over the age of 50 years.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Cork Regional Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Twomey
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hyland
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D012007:Rectum; D014839:Vomiting / Q000175:diagnosis; D015431:Weight Loss