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what the risks are --> indications, a digital rectal exam, examination, the lower rectum to check, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, stool abnormalities frank, evident, occult, hidden, blood, term "digital" refers, clinician's use of a lubricated finger, digit, to conduct the exam, examination, evaluate the prostate gland in males, doctor, first examine the exterior, the anus, hemorrhoids, fissures, put on a latex glove, insert a lubricated finger, rectum, obtain a small amount, stool on the gloved finger, stool is then applied to a hemoccult test, way of evaluating, occult rectal bleeding, in female patients, exam done together, a pelvic exam, in male patients, feel the prostate gland, exam, in the doctor's office, lead to a diagnosis of a prostate abnormality, rectal bleeding, doctor, ask to try to relax, to take a deep breath, actual insertion, the finger, rectum, there mild discomfort felt, this test is performed, various reasons, a doctor, use this test in an evaluation, rectal, prostatic problems, in men, test, screen, prostate cancer, blood, tests, the doctor, palpate the prostate gland, abnormalities, evaluate, an enlarged prostate, the initial screening tests, colorectal cancer, a patient complains of rectal bleeding, appears to have an acute hemorrhage, stool should always be evaluated, obvious, occult blood, patients needing blood thinners, heparin, medical emergency, a stroke, suspected heart attack, pre-screened, a rectal exam to rule out obvious rectal bleeding, procedure is also done, other tests to make sure nothing is blocking the rectum, an instrument is inserted, this examination, an initial screening examination, done in conjunction, tests to rule out abnormalities, does not feel any abnormalities, would be considered a "normal" finding, but this test, does not definitively rule out potential problems, a patient is currently bleeding, in the gastrointestinal tract, warrants emergency care, evaluated, in the emergency department, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, occult blood is revealed but the patient, does not, hemorrhaging, patients, generally undergo blood tests, anemia, followed by colonoscopy, a male patient has an enlarged, nodular prostate, undergo a serum test of prostate specific antigen, possibly prostate ultrasound, biopsy after referral to a urologist, exam generally caries no risk, a patient, normal exam, still have an occult source of bleeding.