The nurse is collecting data from the parents of a seven-year-old boy who often has liquid stool in his underwear. The parents report he developed urinary and stool incontinence at four years of age and this problem started about six months ago. Their son excretes small pellets of stool every night before bed, and the parents wonder if he is soiling his clothing on purpose. Which additional testing does the nurse anticipate at this point?
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