NWHSU PDX Final Exam Questions And
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How often should women get CBE's (Clinical Breast Exams)? - Age 20-40 - every 3 years
- Age 40+ - Don't do them due to so many changes in the breast.
How often should mammograms be done? - Up to age 50 don't do them unless there is a
family history ...
How often should women get CBE's (Clinical Breast Exams)? - Age 20-40 - every 3 years
- Age 40+ - Don't do them due to so many changes in the breast.
How often should mammograms be done? - Up to age 50 don't do them unless there is a
family history of breast CA
- Biannually between the ages of 50 and 74
The breast is divided into 5 sections. What are they? 1.) Upper inner
2.) Lower inner
3.) Upper outer
4.) Lower outer
5.) Tail of Spence
Circular, darker pigmented area around the nipple of
the breast Areola
Small sebaceous glands located on the areola of the
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breast Montgomery Glands
The major muscles underlying the breast Pectoralis Muscles
Suspensory ligaments of the breast Cooper Ligaments
-Upper outer tail of the breast that extends into the
axillary region
-A common area of breast disorders (cancer) Tail (of Spence)
What are you observing for during breast inspection? - Contour
- Color
- Pores - if enlarged = sign of CA
- Venus patterns
What are the 5 D's of Nipples 1.) Discharge
2.) Discoloration
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3.) Depression or Inversion
5.) Dermacological changes
6.) Deviation
A blue-black hue or color of the areola/mucous membrane is indicative of what?
Addison's disease
Nullipara areola appearance? Normally pink to brown depending on skin color
3 causes of breast retraction (dimpling), shortening or drawing back of the skin or nipple?
1.) Breast CA
2.) Fat Necrosis
3.) Mammary Ductectasia
True or False
Bilateral nipple retraction is a ominous sign of breast CA? False.
- Unilateral recent retraction = ominous sign
- Bilateral and life long nipple retraction = ok
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- Condition characterized by an
excoriating or scaling lesion of the nipple
- Extends from an intraductal carcinoma of the
breast Paget's Disease of the Breast
- Dimpling of the skin that resembles the skin of an orange
- "Pig skin"
- Develops because of blocked lymphatic drainage
- Suggest carcinoma Peau D'orange (Orange Peel)
- Extra nipple
- Occurs along the milk line Supernumerary Nipple
- Lines caused by mechanical stretching of the skin
- Common with a rapid increase in size (pregnancy)
- Normally no symptoms produced Striae
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