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NR 325 - FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
BREAST CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES - correct answer regular screening mammography
starting at age 45 years.


Women aged 45 to 54 years should be screened annually.


Women 55 years and older should transition to biennial screening or have the opportunity to
continue screening annually.


continue screening mammography as long as overall health is good and life expectancy is 10
years or longer


THE BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION - correct answer lie down and place one arm behind the head


use finger pads of three middle fingers of the other hand to feel for lumps


use overlapping dime-sized circular motions to feel the breast tissue


use three different levels of pressure


up-and-down vertical pattern is recommended


stand in a front a mirror; examine breasts for:
- shape
- size
- redness/scaliness
- dimpling (skin/nipple)


MASTITIS - correct answer inflammation of the breast

,NR 325 - FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

occurs in up to 10% of postpartum lactating mothers 2-4 weeks after birth


MASTITIS - CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS - correct answer warm to touch


indurated/painful


often unilateral


most commonly caused by staphylococcus aureus


BEST TIME TO PERFORM SELF BREAST EXAM (BSE) - correct answer Perform BSE at the end of
the menstrual period


breast tenderness is less likely to occur


RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER - correct answer early menarche


late menopause


Age - at or older than 50 yrs


hormone use


Family history/Genetics


History of cancer (breast, colon, endometrial, ovarian)

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First full term pregnancy after age 30


nulliparity (never given birth)


benign breast disease (atypical epithelial hyperplasia)


weight gain/obesity after menopause


exposure to ionizing radiation


alcohol consumption


ADVANTAGE OF FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION (FNA) BIOPSY - correct answer FNA is performed in
outpatient settings


results are available within 24-48 hours


no incision required


BREAST LUMPS - ASSESSMENT - correct answer *painless* and *fixed* lumps suggest breast
cancer/malignancy


HORMONE THERAPY (HT) - correct answer *HT has been linked to increased risk for breast
cancer*; patient and HCP must determine whether or not HT therapy is appropriate


*Breast cancer incidence is increased in women using HT*, independent of other risk factors

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HT increases the risk for both non-BRCA-associated cancer and BRCA-related cancers


CLASSIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER - correct answer based on tissue type


based on invasiveness


based on hormone receptor and genetic status


CLASSIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER - BASED ON ON TISSUE TYPE - correct answer Ductal
carcinoma (milk ducts)
- Medullary
- Tubular
- Colloid (mucinous)


Lobular carcinoma (milk-producing glands)


Other
- Inflammatory
- Paget's disease
- Phyllodes tumor


CLASSIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER - BASED ON INVASIVENESS - correct answer Noninvasive
(In situ)
- ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)


Invasive (spreads)
- invasive ductal carcinoma

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