Breast Conditions Flashcards
When obtaining the history on a patient presenting with breast pain, the nurse practitioner documents her findings. Establish an accurate finding regarding lactational mastitis.
Treatment involves supportive care.
It is often caused by an ascending infection from the nipple.
It is usually caused by duct ectasia.
It is commonly seen in postmenopausal women.
It is often caused by an ascending infection from the nipple.
A significant number of patients seek care from their primary care provider for evaluation of breast complaints. Propose an accurate statement.
Benign disorders are life-threatening.
The majority of breast masses are cancerous.
Benign disorders can cause pain and discomfort.
A cancer risk assessment is not needed in patients with breast complaints.
Benign disorders can cause pain and discomfort.
A nurse practitioner is educating a group of students on breast cyst and associated changes. Determine the statement that reflects a need for further education.
Cysts feel like multiple, smooth, well-delineated tiny pebbles under the skin.
Breast cysts are common in women before menopause
Caffeine causes breast cysts.
Cysts are fluid-filled sacs that are almost always benign.
Caffeine causes breast cysts.
A 45-year-old African-American woman presents to the clinic with complaints of breast pain. The nurse practitioner is completing a workup for breast cancer. Determine an accurate statement.
A CT scan is an effective way to prevent breast cancer.
Exogenous hormones
Genetics has been identified as a primary cause for breast cause.
Abdominal tumor
Exogenous hormones
A patient presenting for breast pain is diagnosed with mastitis. Predict a consistent symptom with a patient presenting with mastitis.
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Confusion
Fever and chills
Fever and chills
A nurse practitioner is educating a group of students on the causative bacteria associated with mastitis. Propose the causative bacteria species that is associated with mastitis.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Acinetobacter baumannii
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus
A 35-year-old woman presents to the clinic with concerns about breast discomfort and lumpy feeling. The patient is being evaluated for fibrocystic breast. Conclude an accurate statement.
A majority of women experience severe breast pain.
It is frequently associated with cancer.
A fine-needle biopsy is recommended for patients with mild symptoms.
It is caused by an overgrowth of fibrous tissues in the connective tissues supporting the breasts.
It is caused by an overgrowth of fibrous tissues in the connective tissues supporting the breasts.
A 20-year-old sexually active woman visits the clinic with complaints of mastalgia. The patient is concerned about breast cancer. Determine the accurate statement.
Caffeine and chocolate are directly linked to mastalgia.
Pregnancy test is not recommended in women of reproductive age.
Noncyclic breast pain is less common and unrelated to the menstrual cycle.
Magnetic resonance imaging is the current criterion standard for diagnosis.
Noncyclic breast pain is less common and unrelated to the menstrual cycle.
A nurse practitioner is educating a patient on modifiable risk factors for breast cancer. Predict a modifiable risk factor.
A 20-year-old who started her menstrual cycle at 11 years old
Family history of breast cancer
A 25-year-old patient who is 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds
A 30-year-old patient with a history of ovarian cancer
A 25-year-old patient who is 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds
A nurse practitioner is completing a workup on a patient presenting with breast pain. Determine the accurate statement when diagnosing and treating a patient with breast cancer.
Diagnosis is based on clinical findings.
Clinical breast examinations are not recommended.
Computed tomography (CT) scan is the gold standard assessment tool.
Screening begins with a routine history and physical examination.
Screening begins with a routine history and physical examination.
A 34-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of breast tenderness. Propose a common benign breast disorder.
Ductal carcinoma
Mastitis
Inflammatory breast carcinoma
Paget’s disease of the breast
Mastitis
A 45-year-old African-American woman presents to the clinic with complaints of breast pain. The nurse practitioner is completing a workup for breast cancer. Determine an accurate statement.
Mastectomy is the primary treatment for symptomatic patients.
Genetics has been identified as a primary cause for breast cause.
Pituitary tumor
A CT scan is an effective way to prevent breast cancer.
Pituitary tumor
A nurse practitioner is educating a group of students on risk factors associated with the formation of breast cancer. Propose a risk factor.
Early menarche
Consumption of a low-fat diet
Breastfeeding for 1 year after pregnancy
History of anorexia
Early menarche
A significant number of patients seek care from their primary care provider for evaluation of breast complaints. Propose an accurate statement.
Some benign breast disorders carry a cancer risk.
Benign disorders are life-threatening.
All breast lumps should be treated.
A cancer risk assessment is not needed in patients with breast complaints.
Some benign breast disorders carry a cancer risk.
A 30-year-old presents with complaints of bilateral nipple discharge in a G0P0000. Predict a cause of galactorrhea.
Abdominal tumor
Local chest infection
Currently breastfeeding
Pregnancy
Local chest infection
