NUR 300 Exam

NUR 300 Exam
1. benign (fibrocystic) breast disease
Answer
-multiple cysts and nodules
-bilateral
-women 30-55
-decreases after menopause and may change during menstrual cycle
-may or may not be painful
-causes heaviness of breast
-well demarcated
-firm/mobile/compressible cysts
2. Fibroadenoma
Answer
-solitary non-tender mass
-unilateral
-women 15-30
-may have a rapid increase in size
-no skin retraction
-diagnosed by ultrasound or biopsy
-well demarcated
-mobile/firm
-no lymph adenopathy (meaning lymph nodes will not be affected)
3. breast cancer
Answer
-highest incidence in women >50
-irregular
-unilateral mass
-non-tender mass/lump
-firm
-fixed
-may be star shaped
-poorly delineated mass
-most common in upper outer quadrant
-may have dimpling
-nipple retraction
-lymph adenopathy (lymph nodes may be affected/enlarged >1 cm)
-breasts do not move up when hands go over the head