Breast and axilla Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NR 509 / NR509 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Physical Assessment Exam Review | Weeks 5-8 Covered| Questions and Verified Answers QUESTION A 66-year-old female museum curator presents for a routine annual ex- amination. On examination, a notably enlarged supraclavicular lymph node is appreciated on the right side. The lymph node is nontender and feels firm and rubbery. She denies any localized or systemic symptoms such as breast lumps, fevers, or night sweats. She has be...

Chapter 01: The History and Interviewing Process Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which question would be considered a “leading question?” a. “Please describe any associated symptoms with your headaches?” b. “You don’t get headaches often, do you?” c. “What activities affect the severity of your headaches?” d. “What times of the day are your headaches the most severe?” e. “What worries you most about your headache?” ANS: B T...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion, clockwise. GI assessment order - CORRECT ANSWER inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within th...

Suspicious breast mass correct answer: -A mobile mass that becomes fixed when the arm relaxes is attached to the ribs and intercostal muscles; if fixed when the hand is pressed against the hip, it is attached to the pectoral fascia. -Hard irregular poorly circumscribed nodules, fixed to the skin or underlying tissues, strongly suggest cancer Risk for Breast cancer correct answer: --*Age* -family history of breast/ovarian CA - inherited genetic mutations, -personal history of breast can...

Final Exam: NR 509/ NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Final Practice Questions with Verified Answers (2024/ 2025 Update)- Chamberlain Suspicious breast mass - ANSWER -A mobile mass that becomes fixed when the arm relaxes is attached to the ribs and intercostal muscles; if fixed when the hand is pressed against the hip, it is attached to the pectoral fascia. -Hard irregular poorly circumscribed nodules, fixed to the skin or underlying tissues, strongly su...

Suspicious breast mass correct answer: -A mobile mass that becomes fixed when the arm relaxes is attached to the ribs and intercostal muscles; if fixed when the hand is pressed against the hip, it is attached to the pectoral fascia. -Hard irregular poorly circumscribed nodules, fixed to the skin or underlying tissues, strongly suggest cancer Risk for Breast cancer correct answer: --*Age* -family history of breast/ovarian CA - inherited genetic mutations, -personal history of breast can...

Which of the following is a permissible disclosure of confidential patient information from the cancer registry? a. to a facility not involved with the patient's care b. to the pt c. to another registry for f/u purposes d. to the pt's attorney To another registry for f/u purposes What is a source of ca incidence & survival data from pop-based ca registries covering ~28% of US pop? a. ACoS CoC b. CDC NPCR c. NAACCR d. NCI SEER program NCI SEER program Medical data that a...

Chapter 20: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The American Cancer Society estimates one in women will develop invasive breast cancer. a. two. b. four. c. six. d. Eight ANS: D REF: 746 2. The risk of breast cancer occurring in men is about of that for women. a. 1% to 2% b. 5% to 6% c. 10% to 11% d. None of the above; breast cancer does not occur in men. ANS: A...

HESI Pharmacology Exam Questions & Answers Version 1 2023 Update A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medications used for the treatment of tetany, w...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla(Latest 2022 quiz with complete solution)-Rasmussen College

Benign fluid-filled cyst formation caused by ductal enlargement - fibrocystic changes benign tumor composed of stromal and epithelial elements that represent a hyperplastic or proliferative process in a single terminal ductal unit - fibroadenoma ductal carcinoma arises from the epithelial lining of ducts; lobular carcinoma origninates in the glandular tissue of the lobules - malignant breast tumors tender and painful breasts and/or palpable lumps that fluctuate with menses; worse before per...