Breast History Flashcards

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What are the main presenting complaints in a breast history?

A
  • Lump
  • Skin changes
  • Nipple shape change
  • Discharge
  • Mastalgia
  • Gynaecomastia
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What skin changes are important to ask about?

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  • Erythema
  • Dimpling
  • Peau d’orange
  • Paget’s disease
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What are non-malignant, non cyclical causes of mastalgia?

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  • Tietze syndrome
  • Angina
  • Gallstones
  • Lung disease
  • Toracic ooutlet syndrome
  • Oestrogens/HRT
  • Bornholm’s disease
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If someone presented with a lump, what questions would you want to ask about?

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  • Previous lumps
  • Pain
  • Nipple discharge
  • Inversion
  • Skin changes
  • Change in size related to menstraul cycle
  • First/last/latest period
  • Are they post natal
  • Breast feeding
  • Drugs
  • Systemic features - weight loss, back pain, breasthlessness, abdominal mass
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If someone presented with breast pain, what would you want to ask?

A
  • SOCRATES
  • History of trauma
  • Any mass
  • Related to menstrual cycle
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What would you want to ask about in the PMH in someone presenting with a breast complaint?

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  • Previous lumps +/- malignancies
  • Previous investigations - mammography, clinical exams, USS, FNA
  • Other PMH
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What risk factors would you want to ask about in someone presenting with breast complaint?

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  • Breastfeeding
  • Ages - Menarch, Menopause, 1st full term pregnancy
  • Meds - OCP, HRT
  • Pregnancy - number of
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What would you specifically want to ask about in the drug history for a breast complaint?

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  • OCP
  • HRT
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What are the main types of Mastalgia?

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Cyclical and non-cyclical

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