NUR 514: TEST 3: QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) A woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is
A) 1 in 3.
B) 1 in 8.
C) 1 in 29.
D) 1 in 233 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. 1 in 8.
2) No risk factors other than age are identifiable in of women with breast cancer.
A) 100%
B) 85%
C) 60%
D) 24% -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. 85%
3) The genetic counselor has a significant role in the care of women because BRCA1
and BRCA2 genetic mutations account for 5% to 10% of all cancer cases
, A) breast
B) ovarian
C) uterine
D) pancreatic -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. breast
4) The most common sites of metastatic spread of invasive breast cancer include all
of the following except
A) bones
B) lungs
C) pituitary
D) lymph nodes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. pituitary
5) Cyclic mastalgia
A) more likely causes unilateral, localized pain that is sharp or burning in
nature.
B) has an increased risk of occurrence in women whose diets are low in
fat.
C) occurs most frequently in women who are 18 to 30 years old
D) is caused by hormonal changes associated with menstruation --
Correct Answer ✔✔ d. is caused by hormonal changes associated
with menstruation
6) The possibility of cancer is associated with mastalgia when the pain
A) occurs in perimenopausal women who are receiving HT
B) is accompanied by skin changes or palpable abnormality.
C) is felt in both breasts equally and is related to a cyclic pattern
D) is reproducible with palpation of the chest wall. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ b. is accompanied by skin changes or palpable abnormality.
, 7) Effective for 85% of women who have mild or moderate symptoms of mastalgia,
the first line of treatment is
A) reassurance.
B) reduction mammoplasty.
C) isoflavones, or naturally occurring phytoestrogens.
D) 2% lidocaine injection and 40 mg of methyl prednisone -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ a. reassurance.
8) Mammary duct ectasia
A) is one of the most common causes of milky nipple discharge
B) like intraductal papilloma, is typically unilateral and uniductal
C) usually occurs in women 20 to 35 years of age.
D) discharge may be green, brown, or black in color. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ d. discharge may be green, brown, or black in color.
9) If a woman is complaining of bilateral, milky nipple discharge, the clinician is to
first
A) perform a pregnancy test
B) perform a mammogram and an ultrasound of the breasts
C) assess the sella turcica with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
D) obtain a serum prolactin level and a thyroid-stimulating -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ a. perform a pregnancy test
10) The most common benign breast masses are
A) galactoceles.
B) hamartomas
C) fibroadenomas and cysts
D) lipomas and phyllodes tumors -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c.
fibroadenomas and cysts
SOLUTIONS
1) A woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is
A) 1 in 3.
B) 1 in 8.
C) 1 in 29.
D) 1 in 233 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. 1 in 8.
2) No risk factors other than age are identifiable in of women with breast cancer.
A) 100%
B) 85%
C) 60%
D) 24% -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. 85%
3) The genetic counselor has a significant role in the care of women because BRCA1
and BRCA2 genetic mutations account for 5% to 10% of all cancer cases
, A) breast
B) ovarian
C) uterine
D) pancreatic -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. breast
4) The most common sites of metastatic spread of invasive breast cancer include all
of the following except
A) bones
B) lungs
C) pituitary
D) lymph nodes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. pituitary
5) Cyclic mastalgia
A) more likely causes unilateral, localized pain that is sharp or burning in
nature.
B) has an increased risk of occurrence in women whose diets are low in
fat.
C) occurs most frequently in women who are 18 to 30 years old
D) is caused by hormonal changes associated with menstruation --
Correct Answer ✔✔ d. is caused by hormonal changes associated
with menstruation
6) The possibility of cancer is associated with mastalgia when the pain
A) occurs in perimenopausal women who are receiving HT
B) is accompanied by skin changes or palpable abnormality.
C) is felt in both breasts equally and is related to a cyclic pattern
D) is reproducible with palpation of the chest wall. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ b. is accompanied by skin changes or palpable abnormality.
, 7) Effective for 85% of women who have mild or moderate symptoms of mastalgia,
the first line of treatment is
A) reassurance.
B) reduction mammoplasty.
C) isoflavones, or naturally occurring phytoestrogens.
D) 2% lidocaine injection and 40 mg of methyl prednisone -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ a. reassurance.
8) Mammary duct ectasia
A) is one of the most common causes of milky nipple discharge
B) like intraductal papilloma, is typically unilateral and uniductal
C) usually occurs in women 20 to 35 years of age.
D) discharge may be green, brown, or black in color. -- Correct Answer
✔✔ d. discharge may be green, brown, or black in color.
9) If a woman is complaining of bilateral, milky nipple discharge, the clinician is to
first
A) perform a pregnancy test
B) perform a mammogram and an ultrasound of the breasts
C) assess the sella turcica with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
D) obtain a serum prolactin level and a thyroid-stimulating -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ a. perform a pregnancy test
10) The most common benign breast masses are
A) galactoceles.
B) hamartomas
C) fibroadenomas and cysts
D) lipomas and phyllodes tumors -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c.
fibroadenomas and cysts
