The importance of rectal exams👇 1. GI obstruction detection • Identify pelvic canal narrowing, foreign bodies, intussusception, masses, constipation vs. obstipation. 2. Assess colonic & rectal disease • Detect mural thickening, strictures, neoplasia, rectal tears, polyps. 3. Prostate & urogenital evaluation • Prostate size, symmetry, pain; assess urethra for stones, thickening, masses. 4. Pelvic & spinal pain clues • Sacroiliac pain, caudal spinal pain, pelvic fractures that aren’t obvious exte