BREAST SELF EXAMINATION Flashcards

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HOW TO DETECT BREAST CANCER

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

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Yearly Mammography for women

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older than 40 years old

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3
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Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women older than

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40 y/o

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4
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Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women age _ every _

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every 3 years at the age of 20 y/o

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5
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Breast Self Exam every

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month

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6
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Breast Self Exam every month for women

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20 y/o and above

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7
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how to detect breast cancer for clients with Risk

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MRI and Breast Ultrasound

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8
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performed in asymptomatic women so that disease can be detected earlier

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breast cancer screening

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9
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breast cancer screening first advocated in

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1950

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

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40 years

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11
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BSE training and education in men starting at the age of

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35 y/o

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12
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Clinical Breast examination in men every -

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6-12 months

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13
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Clinical Breast examination in men every 6-12 months starting at the age of

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35y/o

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14
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Consider baseline mammogram in men at the age of

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40 y/o

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15
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annual mammogram in men if
- on the baseline study

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  • gynecomastia
  • glandular breast density
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16
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performed by a healthcare professional to detect any abnormalities and warning signs

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clinical breast exam

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17
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something every woman should do once a month at home

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breast self exam

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18
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A valuable tool by which women learn the appearance and feel of
their own breast

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breast self exam

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19
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BREAST SELF EXAM Performed - menstrual period( premenopausal)

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5- days after

20
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in Menopausal, select the - date - month for BSE

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same date
each month

21
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2 parts of BSE

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inspection
palpation

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Q

INSPECTION
Stand in front of the
mirror inspect for: code

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ANS C T R D (Chicken Taste Really Delicious)

23
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findings in INSPECTION

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

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

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Breast should rise evenly, dimpling and retraction

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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?
any change in the normal shape of your breasts
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in PALPATION, you Performed with the
pads of the fingers
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Tips of the fingers are
too sensitive
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palm are
too insensitive
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in palpation pay special attention on the the - for lymph nodes
upper outer quadrant
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palpation, Move fingers in small circles, about the size of a dime Feel for - the size of a marble
thickenings
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three types of palpation
-circles -wedges -sweeping
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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
one or two drops of clear, milky or green-tinged secretions.
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oedema of the skin with dimpling like orange skin
peau d orange
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is performed to detect testicular cancer early.
testicular self exam
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testicular self exam is recommended to be done
once a month
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testicular self exam ideally for men over the age of
14
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TEST ICULAR SELF EXAM Best performed
during or after a bath or shower
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in testicular self exam, Stand in front of the mirror and look/inspect for: code
SA GC
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in testicular self exam, Stand in front of the mirror and look/inspect for
Symmetry Swelling Shape Appearance General size Consistency of the testicles
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in testicular self examination, Cover the
pelvic with a sheet
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Hold the testicle between the
index and thumb
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At the back you’ll feel the epididymis Feel up the
spermatic cord
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Other signs to look out for in testicular self exam
- enlarge testicle - loss of size in one of the testicles - feeling of heaviness in the scrotum - collection of fluid in the scrotum
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in testicular self exam, dull ache felt in
lower abdomen/in the goin
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signs of breast cancer
elevation asymmetry bleeding orange peel skin nipple retraction discharges