BREAST SELF EXAMINATION Flashcards

1
Q

HOW TO DETECT BREAST CANCER

A

Yearly Mammography
Yearly Clinical Breast Exam
Breast Self Exam every month
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Breast Ultrasound

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2
Q

Yearly Mammography for women

A

older than 40 years old

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3
Q

Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women older than

A

40 y/o

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4
Q

Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women age _ every _

A

every 3 years at the age of 20 y/o

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5
Q

Breast Self Exam every

A

month

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6
Q

Breast Self Exam every month for women

A

20 y/o and above

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7
Q

how to detect breast cancer for clients with Risk

A

MRI and Breast Ultrasound

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8
Q

performed in asymptomatic women so that disease can be detected earlier

A

breast cancer screening

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9
Q

breast cancer screening first advocated in

A

1950

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10
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in the us, breast cancer screening starts at - in general population

A

40 years

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11
Q

BSE training and education in men starting at the age of

A

35 y/o

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12
Q

Clinical Breast examination in men every -

A

6-12 months

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13
Q

Clinical Breast examination in men every 6-12 months starting at the age of

A

35y/o

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14
Q

Consider baseline mammogram in men at the age of

A

40 y/o

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15
Q

annual mammogram in men if
- on the baseline study

A
  • gynecomastia
  • glandular breast density
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16
Q

performed by a healthcare professional to detect any abnormalities and warning signs

A

clinical breast exam

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17
Q

something every woman should do once a month at home

A

breast self exam

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18
Q

A valuable tool by which women learn the appearance and feel of
their own breast

A

breast self exam

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19
Q

BREAST SELF EXAM Performed - menstrual period( premenopausal)

A

5- days after

20
Q

in Menopausal, select the - date - month for BSE

A

same date
each month

21
Q

2 parts of BSE

A

inspection
palpation

22
Q

INSPECTION
Stand in front of the
mirror inspect for: code

A

ANS C T R D (Chicken Taste Really Delicious)

23
Q

findings in INSPECTION

A

-aerola
-nipples
-size
-symmetry
-superficial venous patterns
-color
-texture
-retraction
-dimpling
-dripping

24
Q

in inspection, tell to pt to Raise arms up. you should watch for

A

Breast should rise evenly, dimpling and retraction

25
Q

infront of mirror, press hands firmly on hips and lean slightly toward mirror. shoulders and elbows forward with a squeezing or hugging motion. look for?

A

any change in the normal shape of your breasts

26
Q

in PALPATION, you
Performed with the

A

pads of the fingers

27
Q

Tips of the fingers are

A

too sensitive

28
Q

palm are

A

too insensitive

29
Q

in palpation pay special attention on the the - for lymph nodes

A

upper outer quadrant

30
Q

palpation, Move fingers in small circles, about the size of a dime

Feel for - the
size of a marble

A

thickenings

31
Q

three types of palpation

A

-circles
-wedges
-sweeping

32
Q

in palpation

Assess for nipple discharge
by stripping the ducts towards the nipple.

Normally, - drops of - secretions.
Should not be bloody or in large quantity, squirting out or staining the inside of a bra

A

one or two drops of clear,
milky or green-tinged secretions.

33
Q

oedema of the skin with dimpling like orange skin

A

peau d orange

34
Q

is performed to detect testicular cancer early.

A

testicular self exam

35
Q

testicular self exam is recommended to be
done

A

once a month

36
Q

testicular self exam ideally for men over the age of

A

14

37
Q

TEST ICULAR SELF EXAM
Best performed

A

during or
after a bath or shower

38
Q

in testicular self exam, Stand in front of the mirror
and look/inspect for: code

A

SA GC

39
Q

in testicular self exam, Stand in front of the mirror
and look/inspect for

A

Symmetry
Swelling
Shape
Appearance
General size
Consistency of the testicles

40
Q

in testicular self examination, Cover the

A

pelvic with a sheet

41
Q

Hold the testicle between the

A

index and
thumb

42
Q

At the back you’ll feel
the epididymis Feel up the

A

spermatic cord

43
Q

Other signs to look out for in testicular self exam

A
  • enlarge testicle
  • loss of size in one of
    the testicles
  • feeling of heaviness in the
    scrotum
  • collection of fluid in the
    scrotum
44
Q

in testicular self exam, dull ache felt in

A

lower abdomen/in the goin

45
Q

signs of breast cancer

A

elevation
asymmetry
bleeding
orange peel skin
nipple retraction
discharges