digital rectal examination

Preferred Label : digital rectal examination;

MeSH definition : A physical examination in which the qualified health care worker inserts a lubricated, gloved finger of one hand into the RECTUM and may use the other hand to press on the lower ABDOMEN or pelvic area to palpate for abnormalities in the lower rectum, and nearby organs or tissues. The method is commonly used to check the lower rectum, the PROSTATE gland in men, and the UTERUS and OVARIES in women.;

MeSH synonym : rectal examinations, digital; examinations, digital rectal; examination, digital rectal; digital rectal examinations; rectal examination, digital; rectal palpation; palpation, rectal; palpations, rectal; rectal palpations;

Details

Origin ID

D051517;

UMLS CUI

C1384593;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- F2R wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- On examination - rectal examination (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Repetition Time [NCIt concept]
- TERC wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- TFRC wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- TMEFF2 wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- TXNRD1 wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- TXNRD2 wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- Testicular regression syndrome [ORDO Disease]
- Thioredoxin Reductase 1, Cytoplasmic [NCIt concept]
- Transferrin Receptor Protein 1 [NCIt concept]
- Treatment required for (contextual qualifier) (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tricuspid valve insufficiency [ICD-11 Category]
- Tumor Results Domain [NCIt concept]
- Turkey [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- digital rectal examination [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- rectum [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Digital Rectal Examination [NCIt concept]
- Digital examination of rectum [ICD-9 code]
- Digital examination of rectum (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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