PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+

●● Menstruation
Answer: _______ begins at stage III or IV according to the Tanner Scale


●● 1
Answer: Tanner stage _____
- No breast development-preadolescent girls


●● 2
Answer: Tanner stage ______
- Elevation of breast and areola-breast bud stage


●● 3
Answer: Tanner stage _____
- Areola and breast enlargement-adolescence, early adult


●● 4

,Answer: Tanner stage ______
- Areola elevated to above the breast-adolescence, mid adult


●● 5
Answer: Tanner stage _____
- Breast enlarged, areola in contour of the breast itself-late adolescence,
adult


●● Polythelia
Answer: Extra nipples


●● Polymastia
Answer: Accessory breasts


●● Axilla
Answer: In a breast exam, what are you examining when the patient is
sitting on the table with her hands over her head?


●● Dimpling and retraction
Answer: In a breast exam, what are you examining when the patient is
sitting on the table with her hands pressed against her hips?


●● Asymmetry of the breast or nipple

, Answer: In a breast exam, what are you examining when the patient is
sitting on the table and leaning forward?


●● Cancer
Answer: What does retraction of the nipple and areola suggest?


●● Tail of spence (axillary tail)
Answer: In breast palpation, which area should you NOT omit as many
cancers are discovered in this location?


●● 1
Answer: When examining the axilla, lymph nodes that are larger than
____ cm suggest malignancy


●● 1, older
Answer: About _____% of breast cancers occur in men, usually in
_____ (younger/older) men


●● Screening Mammogram
Answer: Imaging used to look for breast disease in women who appear
to have no breast problems


●● Diagnostic Mammogram