BREASTS AND AXILLAE - NURS 190 PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
____ of the skin over a mass is usually a visible sign of breast cancer correct
answer Dimpling
_____ can detect a cancer before it is detectable by palpation correct answer
Mammography
"Lumpy breasts" occuring monthly prior to onset of menses and resolving at the
end of menstruation may be due to benign condition called correct answer
fibrocystic breasts
Abnormal growth or inflammation indicated by correct answer -masses
-flattening of the breast in one area
-dimpling
-recent increase in size of one breast
Alcohol intake in excess of ___ drinks a week has been linked to development of
breast cancer correct answer 9
American Cancer society recommends that women age 20-39 get a clinical breast
examination every ___ years correct answer 3
Are adult breasts symmetrical? correct answer Generally symmetrical but one
breast is typically slightly larger than the other.
, Areolae should be correct answer round or oval and nearly equal in size.
Beginning at age 40 clinical breast exams should be performed ___. correct
answer annually
Benign Breast Disease (Fibrocystic Breast Disease)
-Subjective
-Objective correct answer One of the most common benign breast problems
involving thickening of the normal breast tissue.
S: Breast pain or tenderness that begins immediately before onset of menses.
Resolution of pain at the end of menses.
O: Soft breast lumps well demarcated and freely movable to palpation. Lumps are
almost always bilateral. Nipple discharge (clear, straw-colored, milky, or green).
Cysts may be present (usually in upper outer quadrant).
Breast cancer is more often diagnosed in ___ women correct answer white
BSE is an option for women to consider beginning at the age of correct answer 20
Carcinoma (Cancer)
-Subjective
-Objetive correct answer S: Perceived change in breast size. Perceived change in
breast shape. Irregular shape of one breast as compared to the other. Breast pain
or tenderness. Nipple pain or tenderness. Nipple itching.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
____ of the skin over a mass is usually a visible sign of breast cancer correct
answer Dimpling
_____ can detect a cancer before it is detectable by palpation correct answer
Mammography
"Lumpy breasts" occuring monthly prior to onset of menses and resolving at the
end of menstruation may be due to benign condition called correct answer
fibrocystic breasts
Abnormal growth or inflammation indicated by correct answer -masses
-flattening of the breast in one area
-dimpling
-recent increase in size of one breast
Alcohol intake in excess of ___ drinks a week has been linked to development of
breast cancer correct answer 9
American Cancer society recommends that women age 20-39 get a clinical breast
examination every ___ years correct answer 3
Are adult breasts symmetrical? correct answer Generally symmetrical but one
breast is typically slightly larger than the other.
, Areolae should be correct answer round or oval and nearly equal in size.
Beginning at age 40 clinical breast exams should be performed ___. correct
answer annually
Benign Breast Disease (Fibrocystic Breast Disease)
-Subjective
-Objective correct answer One of the most common benign breast problems
involving thickening of the normal breast tissue.
S: Breast pain or tenderness that begins immediately before onset of menses.
Resolution of pain at the end of menses.
O: Soft breast lumps well demarcated and freely movable to palpation. Lumps are
almost always bilateral. Nipple discharge (clear, straw-colored, milky, or green).
Cysts may be present (usually in upper outer quadrant).
Breast cancer is more often diagnosed in ___ women correct answer white
BSE is an option for women to consider beginning at the age of correct answer 20
Carcinoma (Cancer)
-Subjective
-Objetive correct answer S: Perceived change in breast size. Perceived change in
breast shape. Irregular shape of one breast as compared to the other. Breast pain
or tenderness. Nipple pain or tenderness. Nipple itching.
