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| these lie anterior to the pectoralis major and serratus anterior muscles. located between the second and sixth ribs, extending form the side of the sternum to the midaxillary line. |
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| this is just below the center of the breast, it is round and usually protuberant, its surface looks wrinkled and indented with tiny milk duct opening |
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| surrounds the nipple for a 1- 2cm radius. in this there are small elevated sebaceous glands, called montgomery's glands they secrete a protective lipid material during lactation. |
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| breast is composed of this: |
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| glandular tissue, fibrous tissue, adipose tissue |
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this contains 15 to 20 lobes radiation from the nipple, and these are composed of lobules.
with in each lobule are clusters of alveoli that produce milk. |
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| these are fibrous bands extending vertically from the surface to attach on chest wall muscles. these support the breast tissue. these become contracted in cancer of the breast and produce pits or dimples in the overlying skin |
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| these are where the lobes are embedded |
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| this is the cone shaped breast tissue that projects up into the axilla, close to the pectoral group of axillary lymph nodes. |
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| the four gourps of axillary nodes |
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| central axiallary nodes, pectoral, subscapular, lateral |
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| high up in the middle of the axilla over the ribs and serratus anterior muscle. |
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| along the lateral edge of the pectorl major muscle, just inside the anterior folds |
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| along the lateral edge of the scapula, deep in the posterior aillary fold |
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| along the humerus, inside the upper arm |
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| beginning of menstrauation, occurs in breast development stage 3 or 4 |
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| after the fourth mouth of pregnancy, this thick yellow fluid is the precursor for milk containing same amount of protein and lactose but paractically no fat |
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| when this happens ovarian secretion of estrogenand progesterone decerase, which causes the breast glandular tissue to atrophy |
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| this happens in males, and it is where in adolescence the breast tissue temporarily enlarges, it could be due to testosterone deficiency. |
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| pain, lumps, dischage, rash, swelling, trauma, history of breast disease, surgery. |
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| this occurs with trauma, inflammation, infection and benign breast disease |
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| any tenderness, lump, swelling, rash in the underarm area? |
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| this is normal and common, it is a estra nipple along the embryonic "milk line" on the thorax or on the abdomen, it looks like a mole |
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vertical strip pattern, spokes on a wheel pattern, and circles pattern.
vertical strip patternt is currently recommended as the besst to detect a breast mass |
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| what are the three patterns for palpation of breast? |
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| this is a transverse ridge of compressed tissue in the lower quadrants and is especially noticable in large breasts. but this is not an abnormal lump |
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| if lump is detected by a self exam |
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examiner should note the:
location, site, shape, consistency, moveable, distinctness, nipple, note the skin over the lump, tenderness, lymphadenopathy |
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| right after your menstrual period or the 4th through 7th day of the menstrual cycle. |
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| when is the best time to perform a self exam? |
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| this is early breast development with no other hormone dependent signs(pubic hair, menses) |
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| the breast increases in size, as does the nipple, jagged linear stretch marks. the nipples also become darker and more erectile, the areolae widen, grow darker and contain the small scattered elevated montgomery glands. |
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| also called a skin tether, cancer causes fibrosis which contracts the suspensory ligament. also note the distortion of the areola here as the fibrosis pulls the nipple toward it |
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| asymmetry, distortion, or decreased mobility with the elevated arm manuever. |
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| deviation in nipple pointing |
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| an underlying cancer causes fibrosis in the mammary ducts, which pulls the nipple angle toward, swelling behind the right nipple |
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multiple tender masses "fibrocystic disease"
swelling and tenderness, mastalgia, nodularity, dominant lumps, nippple dischange, infectinos and inflammation |
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| solitary unilateral nontender mass. single focus in one area. solid, hard, ddense and fixed to underlying tissues. often painless |
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| solitary nontender mass. solid, firm, rubbery and elastic, freely movable, slippery fingers slide it easily through tissue |
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| pastelike matter is subareolar ducts produces sticky, purulent discharge that may be white, gray, brown, green or bloody |
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| serous or serosanguineous, dicharge, which is spontaneous unilateral or from a single duct. lesion consists of tiny tumors |
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| bloody nipple discharge that is unilateral and from a single duct. |
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| early lesion has unilateral, clear, yellow dicharge and dry, scaling crusts, friable at nipple apex. spreads outward to areola with erythematous halo on areola and crusted. |
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| this is uncommon, an inflammatory mass before abcess formation. |
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| this is a rare complication of generalized infection if untreated. a pocket of pus accumulates in one location |
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| B. cite statistics regarding breast cancer |
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which of the following is not appropriate when teaching breast self examination?
A. focus on the positive aspects of BSE
B. cite statistics regarding breast cancer
C. explain that most women never get breast cancer
D. keep your teaching simple |
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| D. Most women respond to questions and the examination in much the same way |
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which would not be a consideration when examining a woman's breasts?
A. in our culture, a woman's breasts are crucial to her self-concept
B. typically, a woman with a breast lump assumes the worst outcome
C. asking question about a woman's breasts can trigger deep emotional responses
D. Most women respond to questions and the examination in much the same way |
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