Chronic Illness Questions

A 56-year-old patient comes to the walk-in clinic for scant rectal bleeding and intermittent diarrhea and constipation for the past several months. There is a history of polyps and a family history for colorectal cancer. While you are trying to teach about colonoscopy, the patient becomes angry and threatens to leave. What is the priority diagnosis?

A. Diarrhea/Constipation related to altered bowel patterns

B. Knowledge Deficit related to disease process and diagnostic procedure

C. Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit related to rectal bleeding and diarrhea

D. Anxiety related to unknown outcomes and perceived threat to body integrity

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