Solutions 2025
____________ is Not a factor for breast cancer - ✔✔✔breast feeding
A benign condition of breast enlargement in men is - ✔✔✔gynocomastia
ACS recommends mammograms annually after the age - ✔✔✔40
Acute Kidney Injury can be caused from - ✔✔✔MI
Acute Kidney Injury Causes - ✔✔✔- Reduced perfusion to the kidneys (prerenal)
- Damage to kidney tissue (intrarenal)
- Obstruction (postrenal)
- Pre-existing reduced GFR or elevated albumin-creatinine ratio at risk for AKI
ACUTE Pyelonephritis Causes - ✔✔✔• Most common organism- E. Coli
• E. faecalis common in hospitalized patients
• Staph, candidiasis, and salmonella may cause
• Diabetes, urinary stones, long term NSAID users all at risk
• Infection moves from urinary tract to kidney
• Acute pyelonephritis- active bacterial infection
• Chronic pyelonephritis- continued UTIs, usually anatomic abnormality
ACUTE Pyelonephritis S/s - ✔✔✔- Fever, chills, tachycardia, tachypnea
- Flank, back, or loin pain
- Abdominal discomfort
- nausea and vomiting, urgency, frequency, nocturia
- General malaise or fatigue
,Adjuvant therapy for Risk for metastasizing (Health maintenance) - ✔✔✔• Radiation, chemotherapy, or
combination
• Drug therapy
• Stem cell transplantation
As a woman learns about her disease and faces numerous treatment decisions - ✔✔✔psychological
distress is not elation
As long as the cancer remains within the mammmary duct, it is referred as - ✔✔✔noninvasive
At what age should men be screened for prostate CA? - ✔✔✔40, 50
Best source of treatment for CKD (Chronic kidney disease) is**** - ✔✔✔Dialysis
BPH Medications - ✔✔✔- 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI)- first line- finasteride (proscar),
dutasteride (Avodart)- reduces size of prostate
- Alpha-1 selective block agents- tamsulosin (Flomax), alfuzosin, doxazosin, silodosin- relax smooth
muscles in prostate gland helping with urine flow
- Usually a combination
- Saw palmetto extract- helps with urinary symptoms
BPH S/s - ✔✔✔- Incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, weak stream, straining, and
nocturia
- Hematuria
- Irritability, depression, anxiety, social isolation
- Decreased libido
Breast cancer Imaging assessment - ✔✔✔- Mammography
- Tomosynthesis
, - Ultrasonography
- MRI
- Chest x-ray, CT for metastasis
Breast cancer Laboratory assessment - ✔✔✔- Pathologic study of breast mass tissue and lymph nodes
- Liver enzymes, serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase
Breast cancer Physical assessment - ✔✔✔- Location, shape, size, consistency, mobility of mass
- Skin changes
- Lymph nodes
Breast cancer Psychosocial assessment - ✔✔✔- Fear, shock, disbelief
- Previous history of mental illness, age, and life circumstances can increase distress
- Encourage expression
- Refer to support group
- Assess for concerns related to sexuality
Breast cancer risk for Women - ✔✔✔· Often genetic, form is usually more aggressive
· Increased age
· Family history
· Early menarche, nulliparity, late menopause
· Lack of breastfeeding
· Postmenopausal obesity
· Use of postmenopausal HRT
· Alcohol consumption
· Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2
Breast cancer Risks for Men - ✔✔✔· Family history (M or F) of breast cancer