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How often should we teach our patients to do breast self-exams?
How often do they need to come in for a clinical breast exam? |
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Definition
Once per month
Age 20-40: every 3 years
Age 40+: every year |
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| What are some risk-factors for breast cancer? |
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Definition
Over age 40
Has a personal or family history of breast cancer
Early onset menarche (before age 13)
Late onset menopause (after age 50)
Never had children
Gave birth to first child after age 30 |
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| What are some signs that there may be abdominal discomfort in your patient? |
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Definition
| Patient may guard stomach with arms, hunch over, draw knees up towards chest, different bowel sounds, distention, enlarged organs or masses found with palpation. |
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Term
| Describe active bowel sounds. |
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Definition
| Soft gurgling or clicking sounds that occur irregularly 5-35 times per minute caused by air and fluid moving through the intestines. |
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Term
| List the warning signs of colon cancer. |
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Definition
| rectal bleeding, cramping pain in lower abdomen, black or tarry stools, blood in stool, change in bowel habits (constipation/diarrhea). |
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Term
| Hypoactive bowel sounds typically occur: |
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Definition
| post-operatively, following general anesthesia |
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Term
What is rebound tenderness?
When a patient experiences rebound tenderness when inspecting the abdomen, what might that tell you? |
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Definition
Pressing a hand slowly and deeply into the involved area and then letting go quickly. If they feel pain with the release of your hand the test is positive.
It is usually a sign of appendicitis, pancreatitis, or any peritoneal injury causing bile, blood, or enzymes to enter the peritoneal cavity. |
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Term
| What does a rectal exam help to diagnose? |
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Definition
| colorectal cancer in it's early stages and prostatic tumors. |
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Term
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Definition
| Manner or style of walking, including rhythm, cadence, and speed. Assessing this allows nurses to draw conclusions about balance, posture, and the ability to walk without assistance. |
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Term
| Determining level of consciousness |
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Definition
| A person's level of consciousness exists along a continuum from full awakening, alertness, and cooperation to unresponsiveness to any form of external stimuli. |
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Term
| What are six ways you can assess sensory nerve function? |
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Definition
-Pain
-Temperature
-Light touch
-Vibration
-Position
-Two-point discrimination |
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| When should you assess the patient's mental and emotional status? |
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Definition
| throughout the entire examination. |
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