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When iiteaching iia ii22-year-old iipatient iiabout iibreast iiself-examination ii(BSE), iithe iinurse iiwill iiinstruct
iithe iipatient iithat ii
a. BSE iiwill iireduce iithe iirisk iiof iidying iifrom iibreast iicancer. ii
b. performing iiBSE iiright iiafter iithe iimenstrual iiperiod iiwill iiimprove iicomfort. ii
c. BSE iishould iibe iidone iidaily iiwhile iitaking iia iibath iior iishower. ii
d. annual iimammograms iishould iibe iischeduled iiin iiaddition iito iiBSE. ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiPerforming iiBSE iiat iithe iiend iiof iithe iimenstrual iiperiod iiwill iireduce iithe iibreast iitenderness
iiassociated iiwith iithe iiprocedure. iiThe iievidence iiis iinot iiclear iithat iiBSE iireduces iibreast iicancer iimortality.
iiBSE iishould iibe iidone iimonthly. iiAnnual iimammograms iiare iinot iiroutinely iischeduled iifor iiwomen iiunder
iiage ii40. ii
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While iithe iinurse iiis iiobtaining iia iinursing iihistory iifrom iia ii52-year-old iipatient iiwho iihas iifound iia iismall
iilump iiin iiher iibreast, iiwhich iiquestion iiis iimost iipertinent? ii
a. "Do iiyou iicurrently iismoke iicigarettes?" ii
b. "Have iiyou iiever iihad iiany iibreast iiinjuries?" ii
c. "Is iithere iiany iifamily iihistory iiof iifibrocystic iibreast iichanges?" ii
d. "At iiwhat iiage iidid iiyou iistart iihaving iimenstrual iiperiods?" ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiD ii
Rationale: iiEarly iimenarche iiand iilate iimenopause iiare iirisk iifactors iifor iibreast iicancer iibecause iiof iithe
iiprolonged iiexposure iito iiestrogen iithat iioccurs. iiCigarette iismoking, iibreast iitrauma, iiand iifibrocystic
iibreast iichanges iiare iinot iiassociated iiwith iiincreased iibreast iicancer iirisk. ii
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,A ii62-year-old iipatient iicomplains iito iithe iinurse iithat iimammograms iiare iipainful iiand iia iisource iiof
iiradiation iiexposure. iiShe iisays iishe iidoes iibreast iiself-examination ii(BSE) iimonthly iiand iiasks iiwhether iiit
iiis iinecessary iito iihave iian iiannual iimammogram. iiThe iinurse's iibest iiresponse iito iithe iipatient iiis, ii
ii ii
a. "If iiyour iimammogram iiwas iipainful, iiit iiis iiespecially iiimportant iithat iiyou iihave iiit iidone iiannually." ii
b. "An iiultrasound iiexamination iiof iithe iibreasts, iiwhich iiis iinot iipainful iior iia iisource iiof iiradiation, iican iibe
iisubstituted iifor iia iimammogram." ii
c. "Because iiof iiyour iiage, iiit iiis iieven iimore iiimportant iifor iiyou iito iihave iiannual iimammograms." ii
d. "Unless iiyou iifind iia iilump iiwhile iiexamining iiyour iibreasts, iia iimammogram iievery ii2 iiyears iiis
iirecommended iiafter iiage ii60." ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiC ii
Rationale: iiAnnual iimammograms iiare iirecommended iifor iiwomen iiover iiage ii40 iias iilong iias iithey iiare iiin
iigood iihealth. iiThe iiincidence iiof iibreast iicancer iiincreases iiin iiwomen iiover ii60. iiPain iiwith iia
iimammogram iidoes iinot iiindicate iiany iigreater iirisk iifor iibreast iicancer. iiUltrasound iimay iibe iiused iiin
iisome iisituations iito iidifferentiate iicystic iibreast iiproblems iifrom iicancer iibut iiis iinot iia iisubstitute iifor
iiannual iimammograms. ii
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A iipatient iiwith iia iismall iibreast iilump iiis iiadvised iito iihave iia iifine iineedle iiaspiration ii(FNA) iibiopsy. iiThe
iinurse iiexplains iithat iian iiadvantage iito iithis iiprocedure iiis iithat ii
a. only iia iismall iiincision iiis iinecessary, iiresulting iiin iiminimal iibreast iipain iiand iiscarring. ii
b. if iithe iispecimen iiis iipositive iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient iican iibe iitold iiat iithe iivisit. ii
c. if iithe iispecimen iiis iinegative iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient's iifears iiof iicancer iican iibe iiput iito iirest. ii
d. FNA iiis iiguided iiby iia iimammogram, iiensuring iithat iicells iiare iitaken iifrom iithe iilesion. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER iiAnswer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiAn iiFNA iishould iionly iibe iidone iiwhen iian iiexperienced iicytologist iiis iiavailable iito iiread iithe
iispecimen iiimmediately. iiIf iithe iispecimen iiis iipositive iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient iican iibe iigiven iithis
iiinformation iiimmediately. iiNo iiincision iiis iineeded. iiIf iithe iispecimen iiis iinegative iifor iimalignancy, iithe
iipatient iiwill iirequire iibiopsy iiof iithe iilump. iiFNA iiis iinot iiguided iiby iimammography. ii
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, A ii33-year-old iipatient iitells iithe iinurse iithat iishe iihas iifibrocystic iibreasts iibut iireducing iiher iisodium iiand
iicaffeine iiintake iiand iiother iimeasures iihave iinot iimade iia iidifference iiin iithe iifibrocystic iicondition. iiAn
iiappropriate iipatient iioutcome iifor iithe iipatient iiis ii
a. calls iithe iihealth iicare iiprovider iiif iiany iilumps iiare iipainful iior iitender. ii
b. states iithe iireason iifor iiimmediate iibiopsy iiof iinew iilumps. ii
c. monitors iichanges iiin iisize iiand iitenderness iiof iiall iilumps iiin iirelation iito iiher iimenstrual iicycle. ii
d. has iigenetic iitesting iifor iiBRCA-1 iiand iiBRCA-2 iito iidetermine iiher iirisk iifor iibreast iicancer. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiC ii
Rationale: iiBecause iifibrocystic iibreasts iimay iiincrease iiin iisize iiand iitenderness iiduring iithe iipremenstrual
iiphase, iithe iipatient iiis iitaught iito iimonitor iifor iithis iichange iiand iito iicall iiif iithe iichanges iipersist iiafter
iimenstruation. iiPain iiand iitenderness iiare iitypical iiof iifibrocystic iibreasts, iiand iithe iipatient iishould iinot
iicall iifor iithese iisymptoms. iiNew iilumps iimay iibe iineed iibiopsy iiif iithey iipersist iiafter iithe iimenstrual
iiperiod, iibut iithe iibiopsy iiis iinot iidone iiimmediately. iiThe iiexistence iiof iifibrocystic iibreasts iiis iinot
iiassociated iiwith iithe iiBRCA iigenes. ii
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A ii20-year-old iistudent iicomes iito iithe iistudent iihealth iicenter iiafter iidiscovering iia iismall iipainless iilump
iiin iiher iiright iibreast. iiShe iiis iiworried iithat iishe iimight iihave iicancer iibecause iiher iimother iihad iicervical
iicancer. iiThe iinurse's iiresponse iito iithe iipatient iiis iibased iion iithe iiknowledge iithat iithe iimost iilikely iicause
iiof iithe iibreast iilump iiis ii
a. fibrocystic iicomplex. ii
b. fibroadenoma. ii
c. breast iiabscess. ii
d. adenocarcinoma. ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiFibroadenoma iiis iithe iimost iifrequent iicause iiof iibreast iilumps iiin iiwomen iiunder ii25 iiyears iiof
iiage. iiFibrocystic iichanges iioccur iimost iifrequently iiin iiwomen iiages ii35 iito ii50. iiBreast iiabscess iiis
iiassociated iiwith iipain iiand iiother iisystemic iisymptoms. iiBreast iicancer iiis iiuncommon iiin iiwomen
iiyounger iithan ii25. ii
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When iiteaching iia ii22-year-old iipatient iiabout iibreast iiself-examination ii(BSE), iithe iinurse iiwill iiinstruct
iithe iipatient iithat ii
a. BSE iiwill iireduce iithe iirisk iiof iidying iifrom iibreast iicancer. ii
b. performing iiBSE iiright iiafter iithe iimenstrual iiperiod iiwill iiimprove iicomfort. ii
c. BSE iishould iibe iidone iidaily iiwhile iitaking iia iibath iior iishower. ii
d. annual iimammograms iishould iibe iischeduled iiin iiaddition iito iiBSE. ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiPerforming iiBSE iiat iithe iiend iiof iithe iimenstrual iiperiod iiwill iireduce iithe iibreast iitenderness
iiassociated iiwith iithe iiprocedure. iiThe iievidence iiis iinot iiclear iithat iiBSE iireduces iibreast iicancer iimortality.
iiBSE iishould iibe iidone iimonthly. iiAnnual iimammograms iiare iinot iiroutinely iischeduled iifor iiwomen iiunder
iiage ii40. ii
ii
p. ii1239 ii
ii
While iithe iinurse iiis iiobtaining iia iinursing iihistory iifrom iia ii52-year-old iipatient iiwho iihas iifound iia iismall
iilump iiin iiher iibreast, iiwhich iiquestion iiis iimost iipertinent? ii
a. "Do iiyou iicurrently iismoke iicigarettes?" ii
b. "Have iiyou iiever iihad iiany iibreast iiinjuries?" ii
c. "Is iithere iiany iifamily iihistory iiof iifibrocystic iibreast iichanges?" ii
d. "At iiwhat iiage iidid iiyou iistart iihaving iimenstrual iiperiods?" ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiD ii
Rationale: iiEarly iimenarche iiand iilate iimenopause iiare iirisk iifactors iifor iibreast iicancer iibecause iiof iithe
iiprolonged iiexposure iito iiestrogen iithat iioccurs. iiCigarette iismoking, iibreast iitrauma, iiand iifibrocystic
iibreast iichanges iiare iinot iiassociated iiwith iiincreased iibreast iicancer iirisk. ii
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ii
,A ii62-year-old iipatient iicomplains iito iithe iinurse iithat iimammograms iiare iipainful iiand iia iisource iiof
iiradiation iiexposure. iiShe iisays iishe iidoes iibreast iiself-examination ii(BSE) iimonthly iiand iiasks iiwhether iiit
iiis iinecessary iito iihave iian iiannual iimammogram. iiThe iinurse's iibest iiresponse iito iithe iipatient iiis, ii
ii ii
a. "If iiyour iimammogram iiwas iipainful, iiit iiis iiespecially iiimportant iithat iiyou iihave iiit iidone iiannually." ii
b. "An iiultrasound iiexamination iiof iithe iibreasts, iiwhich iiis iinot iipainful iior iia iisource iiof iiradiation, iican iibe
iisubstituted iifor iia iimammogram." ii
c. "Because iiof iiyour iiage, iiit iiis iieven iimore iiimportant iifor iiyou iito iihave iiannual iimammograms." ii
d. "Unless iiyou iifind iia iilump iiwhile iiexamining iiyour iibreasts, iia iimammogram iievery ii2 iiyears iiis
iirecommended iiafter iiage ii60." ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiC ii
Rationale: iiAnnual iimammograms iiare iirecommended iifor iiwomen iiover iiage ii40 iias iilong iias iithey iiare iiin
iigood iihealth. iiThe iiincidence iiof iibreast iicancer iiincreases iiin iiwomen iiover ii60. iiPain iiwith iia
iimammogram iidoes iinot iiindicate iiany iigreater iirisk iifor iibreast iicancer. iiUltrasound iimay iibe iiused iiin
iisome iisituations iito iidifferentiate iicystic iibreast iiproblems iifrom iicancer iibut iiis iinot iia iisubstitute iifor
iiannual iimammograms. ii
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ii
A iipatient iiwith iia iismall iibreast iilump iiis iiadvised iito iihave iia iifine iineedle iiaspiration ii(FNA) iibiopsy. iiThe
iinurse iiexplains iithat iian iiadvantage iito iithis iiprocedure iiis iithat ii
a. only iia iismall iiincision iiis iinecessary, iiresulting iiin iiminimal iibreast iipain iiand iiscarring. ii
b. if iithe iispecimen iiis iipositive iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient iican iibe iitold iiat iithe iivisit. ii
c. if iithe iispecimen iiis iinegative iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient's iifears iiof iicancer iican iibe iiput iito iirest. ii
d. FNA iiis iiguided iiby iia iimammogram, iiensuring iithat iicells iiare iitaken iifrom iithe iilesion. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER iiAnswer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiAn iiFNA iishould iionly iibe iidone iiwhen iian iiexperienced iicytologist iiis iiavailable iito iiread iithe
iispecimen iiimmediately. iiIf iithe iispecimen iiis iipositive iifor iimalignancy, iithe iipatient iican iibe iigiven iithis
iiinformation iiimmediately. iiNo iiincision iiis iineeded. iiIf iithe iispecimen iiis iinegative iifor iimalignancy, iithe
iipatient iiwill iirequire iibiopsy iiof iithe iilump. iiFNA iiis iinot iiguided iiby iimammography. ii
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, A ii33-year-old iipatient iitells iithe iinurse iithat iishe iihas iifibrocystic iibreasts iibut iireducing iiher iisodium iiand
iicaffeine iiintake iiand iiother iimeasures iihave iinot iimade iia iidifference iiin iithe iifibrocystic iicondition. iiAn
iiappropriate iipatient iioutcome iifor iithe iipatient iiis ii
a. calls iithe iihealth iicare iiprovider iiif iiany iilumps iiare iipainful iior iitender. ii
b. states iithe iireason iifor iiimmediate iibiopsy iiof iinew iilumps. ii
c. monitors iichanges iiin iisize iiand iitenderness iiof iiall iilumps iiin iirelation iito iiher iimenstrual iicycle. ii
d. has iigenetic iitesting iifor iiBRCA-1 iiand iiBRCA-2 iito iidetermine iiher iirisk iifor iibreast iicancer. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiC ii
Rationale: iiBecause iifibrocystic iibreasts iimay iiincrease iiin iisize iiand iitenderness iiduring iithe iipremenstrual
iiphase, iithe iipatient iiis iitaught iito iimonitor iifor iithis iichange iiand iito iicall iiif iithe iichanges iipersist iiafter
iimenstruation. iiPain iiand iitenderness iiare iitypical iiof iifibrocystic iibreasts, iiand iithe iipatient iishould iinot
iicall iifor iithese iisymptoms. iiNew iilumps iimay iibe iineed iibiopsy iiif iithey iipersist iiafter iithe iimenstrual
iiperiod, iibut iithe iibiopsy iiis iinot iidone iiimmediately. iiThe iiexistence iiof iifibrocystic iibreasts iiis iinot
iiassociated iiwith iithe iiBRCA iigenes. ii
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A ii20-year-old iistudent iicomes iito iithe iistudent iihealth iicenter iiafter iidiscovering iia iismall iipainless iilump
iiin iiher iiright iibreast. iiShe iiis iiworried iithat iishe iimight iihave iicancer iibecause iiher iimother iihad iicervical
iicancer. iiThe iinurse's iiresponse iito iithe iipatient iiis iibased iion iithe iiknowledge iithat iithe iimost iilikely iicause
iiof iithe iibreast iilump iiis ii
a. fibrocystic iicomplex. ii
b. fibroadenoma. ii
c. breast iiabscess. ii
d. adenocarcinoma. ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER ii-Answer: iiB ii
Rationale: iiFibroadenoma iiis iithe iimost iifrequent iicause iiof iibreast iilumps iiin iiwomen iiunder ii25 iiyears iiof
iiage. iiFibrocystic iichanges iioccur iimost iifrequently iiin iiwomen iiages ii35 iito ii50. iiBreast iiabscess iiis
iiassociated iiwith iipain iiand iiother iisystemic iisymptoms. iiBreast iicancer iiis iiuncommon iiin iiwomen
iiyounger iithan ii25. ii
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