Week 6 - Sensitive Exams Flashcards
2 ROS Questions
- Any skin changes, pain, or nipple discharge?
2. Any problems or changes with your urination?
Gravida
Total number of pregnancies
Term
Number of pregnancies that ended at 38 weeks
Preterm
Number of pregnancies that ended between 20-37 weeks
Abortions
Number of pregnancies that ended prior to 20 weeks
What might a “Peau D’Orange” breast be caused by?
Blocked lymph drainage in advance or inflmmatory breast cancer
Should venous patterns be symmetric in the breasts?
Yes
Light-Skinned Women Areola Chagnes
Turns brown with first pregnancy and remains dark
Dark-Skinned Women Areola Changes
Brown before pregnancy
Montogmery Tubercles
Sebaceous glands on areola of breast that lubricate during breast-feeding
What should the nipples be free of?
- Crusting
- Cracking
- Discharge
Areola color variations
Light pink to very dark brown or black
Are supernumerary nipples more common in black or white women? Where are they often located?
Black; embryonic mammary line or “milk line”
What are supernumery nipples possibly associated with? Particulary in who?
Congenital renal or cardiac anomalies; whites
Arms over head or flexed behind the neck promote what? Seated and leaning forward?
Suspensory ligaments, dimpling
How do we assess pectoral muscles?
Seated with hands pressed against hips with shoulders rolled forward
Where do we systematically palpate?
- Breasts
- Axillae
- Supraclavicular/infraclavicular regions
How should the breasts feel?
Dense, firm, and elastic
When are changes in breasts least noticeable?
Week after menses
Cancer of breast for: Number Shape Consistency Mobility
- Single
- Irregular or stellate
- Hard, stonelike
- Fixed
What does Tanner Stages describe?
- Breast development
- Pubic hair distibution
- Growth and maturation of genitalia
Stage 1 Tanner
Prepubertal state
Stage 5 Tanner
Adult development
What would UNILATERAL labial swelling, redness, or tenderness indicate?
Bartholin Gland Infection
Normal clitoris size
2cm in length and 0.5cm in diameter; increase in this could be masculinizing condition