NR 509 FINAL EXAM (2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (MULTIPLE CHOICES) WITH
RATIONALES
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A 44-year-old female C. This patient was in compliance with the U.S.
mathematician presents to Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
clinic with a complaint of a recommendations for her age group and risk factors
mass in the right breast. prior to her current complaint.
Her partner noticed this
mass 2 days ago, and the The USPSTF recommends that women age <50 years
patient feels guilty discuss risks and benefits with their provider and
because she has only had decide on appropriate screening for their individual
one mammogram and preferences and needs
does not engage in breast
self-examination (BSE) on
any regular basis. She has
no family history of breast
cancer, and her prior
mammogram was ordered
as a routine screening test
at age 43 years after a
brief discussion with her
primary care provider.
After a thorough
investigation reveals a
benign cyst, what advice
should be given to this
patient about screening
for breast cancer in her
age group?
a. BSE is well evidenced,
and all recommending
agencies agree that it
should be taught and
reinforced.
b. Clinical breast
examination (CBE) is
superior to BSE and
should be a routine part of
annual examinations
starting at age 30 years.
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c. This patient was in
compliance with the U.S.
Preventive Services Task
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A 42-year-old female b. Sensitivity of screening for breast cancer increases
website developer with breast MRI at the expense of specificity.
presents for an annual
preventive examination Rationale: Sensitivity of screening for breast cancer
with questions about increases with breast MRI at the expense of
breast cancer screening. specificity. Increased sensitivity (in this case, higher-
She is concerned about resolution imaging to pick up subtler disease) is often
the radiation exposure traded for reduced specificity (in the form of
associated with discovering many small items of no pathological
mammography and is significance).
interested in magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI)
as a possible alternative
for routine screening. She
is otherwise healthy with
no family history of breast,
ovarian, or colon cancer.
Which of the following is
true about MRI as a
screening modality for
breast cancer in the
general population?
a. Breast cancer screening
by MRI has been well
studied in the general
population.
b. Sensitivity of screening
for breast cancer
increases with breast MRI
at the expense of
specificity.
c. This patient is an ideal
candidate for screening
via breast MRI based on
current evidence.
d. Women at low lifetime
risk of breast cancer
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