Mammo Boards UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What instructions are recommended to give the patient prior to performing a mammogram?
1)Remove Makeup
2)Remove Deodorant, powders, lotions
3)Remove Clothing from waste up - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 and 3 only
What is the importance of having prior images available?
a)mammographer has to view them before performing mammo
b)radiologist will not read the exam without priors
c)radiologist can make a more accurate reading with comparison to priors
d) it is an MQSA requirement to have prior images available - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The glandular dose is
a)the dose received to the skin
b)associated with dose to radiosensitive cells of the breast
c)significant background dose recorded in ultrasound
d) a record of the dose to the glands - CORRECT ANSWER -B
MQSA mandates that the average glandular dose received per projection/position during routine
mammography screening, with a grid, should not exceed
a)1 mGy (100mRAD)
b)2mGy (200mRAD)
c)3mGy (300mRAD)
d)4mGy (400 mRAD) - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Factors that should be reported on the patient's medical history because of their significant
impact on diagnosis include
,1)history of breast trauma
2)painful lumps or masses
3) sudden nipple retraction - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
The ACS guidelines for mammography screening are
a)beginning at age 50 and every year after
b)beginning at age 40 and every year after
c)beginning at age 30 and every 2 years after
d)beginning at age 35 and every year after - CORRECT ANSWER -B
BSE describes
a) normal exam of the breasts by a clinician
b) yearly screening of the breast by a mammographer
c)bilateral self-check of the breast by the patient
d) monthly exam of both breasts by physician - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The ideal time to conduct a BSE is
a)within the last 10 days of the menstrual cycle
b)within 10-14 days after period ends
c)within 3 weeks after the end of period
d)on the last day of the menstrual cycle - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Between the ages of 20 and 39, a woman should have a CBE every
a)year
b)2 years
c)3 years
d)4 years - CORRECT ANSWER -C
,Minor risk factors for breast cancer are associated with
1)Use of HRT
2)Family Hx of breast cancer
3)Nulliparity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 and 3 only
Which of the following statements is true
1)breast cancer death rates in the US are going down
2)breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in the US
3)the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the US is Breast Cancer - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 and 3 only
The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is
a)family hx of breast cancer
b)person history of breast cancer
c)gender
d)not breast feeding - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In gathering more information on a patient's complaint of pain, a good probing question to ask
would be?
a)how would you describe the pain?
b)when did the pain first happen
c)if the pain comes and goes, how often does it occur and what is the time span between
occurences?
d)all of the above are good questions to ask - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Postmenopausal obesity is associated with
a) a relatively high risk of developing breast cancer
b)overall reduction in breast cancer risks
c)circulating estrogen that is produced in fatty tissue
, d)a lower overall estrogen level - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Lumpectomy describes the process of
a)removing the entire breast
b)removal of the breast cancer tumor and surrounding margins of normal breast
c)making a small incision over or near the site of the breast lesion
d)removing benign lumps from the breast - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Radiation therapy can be used
1)with other treatment options
2)to kill any remaining cancer cells in the breast or chest wall area
3)to shrink the size of a tumor before surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
Breast reconstruction can involve the placement of small fluid-filled sacs behind the pectoral
muscle. two common types of such implants are
a)saline and flap surgery
b)TRAM flap and silicone implants
c)silicone or saline implants
d)saline-filled implant and latissimus dorsi flap implant - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Anti estrogen drugs such as tamoxifen can be used to
1)slow or stop cancer's growth
2)prevent breast cancer in high-risk women
3)prevent recurrence of breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
The removal of 1-3 axillary nodes for testing is included in a/an
a)axillary node dissection
b)sentinel node mapping
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What instructions are recommended to give the patient prior to performing a mammogram?
1)Remove Makeup
2)Remove Deodorant, powders, lotions
3)Remove Clothing from waste up - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 and 3 only
What is the importance of having prior images available?
a)mammographer has to view them before performing mammo
b)radiologist will not read the exam without priors
c)radiologist can make a more accurate reading with comparison to priors
d) it is an MQSA requirement to have prior images available - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The glandular dose is
a)the dose received to the skin
b)associated with dose to radiosensitive cells of the breast
c)significant background dose recorded in ultrasound
d) a record of the dose to the glands - CORRECT ANSWER -B
MQSA mandates that the average glandular dose received per projection/position during routine
mammography screening, with a grid, should not exceed
a)1 mGy (100mRAD)
b)2mGy (200mRAD)
c)3mGy (300mRAD)
d)4mGy (400 mRAD) - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Factors that should be reported on the patient's medical history because of their significant
impact on diagnosis include
,1)history of breast trauma
2)painful lumps or masses
3) sudden nipple retraction - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
The ACS guidelines for mammography screening are
a)beginning at age 50 and every year after
b)beginning at age 40 and every year after
c)beginning at age 30 and every 2 years after
d)beginning at age 35 and every year after - CORRECT ANSWER -B
BSE describes
a) normal exam of the breasts by a clinician
b) yearly screening of the breast by a mammographer
c)bilateral self-check of the breast by the patient
d) monthly exam of both breasts by physician - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The ideal time to conduct a BSE is
a)within the last 10 days of the menstrual cycle
b)within 10-14 days after period ends
c)within 3 weeks after the end of period
d)on the last day of the menstrual cycle - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Between the ages of 20 and 39, a woman should have a CBE every
a)year
b)2 years
c)3 years
d)4 years - CORRECT ANSWER -C
,Minor risk factors for breast cancer are associated with
1)Use of HRT
2)Family Hx of breast cancer
3)Nulliparity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 and 3 only
Which of the following statements is true
1)breast cancer death rates in the US are going down
2)breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in the US
3)the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the US is Breast Cancer - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 and 3 only
The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is
a)family hx of breast cancer
b)person history of breast cancer
c)gender
d)not breast feeding - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In gathering more information on a patient's complaint of pain, a good probing question to ask
would be?
a)how would you describe the pain?
b)when did the pain first happen
c)if the pain comes and goes, how often does it occur and what is the time span between
occurences?
d)all of the above are good questions to ask - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Postmenopausal obesity is associated with
a) a relatively high risk of developing breast cancer
b)overall reduction in breast cancer risks
c)circulating estrogen that is produced in fatty tissue
, d)a lower overall estrogen level - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Lumpectomy describes the process of
a)removing the entire breast
b)removal of the breast cancer tumor and surrounding margins of normal breast
c)making a small incision over or near the site of the breast lesion
d)removing benign lumps from the breast - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Radiation therapy can be used
1)with other treatment options
2)to kill any remaining cancer cells in the breast or chest wall area
3)to shrink the size of a tumor before surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
Breast reconstruction can involve the placement of small fluid-filled sacs behind the pectoral
muscle. two common types of such implants are
a)saline and flap surgery
b)TRAM flap and silicone implants
c)silicone or saline implants
d)saline-filled implant and latissimus dorsi flap implant - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Anti estrogen drugs such as tamoxifen can be used to
1)slow or stop cancer's growth
2)prevent breast cancer in high-risk women
3)prevent recurrence of breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,2 and 3
The removal of 1-3 axillary nodes for testing is included in a/an
a)axillary node dissection
b)sentinel node mapping
