FM_CASES_QUESTIONS FM_Cases#01:---45 year old female annual exam

1 FM_CASES_QUESTIONS FM_Cases#01:---45 year old female annual exam QUESTION #1 (Case#1) A 34-year-old woman who has no past medical problems nor is currently taking any medications comes into your office because she noticed a tender lump in her left breast starting approximately one month ago. She is worried because she has an aunt who had breast cancer that was BRCA positive. Her periods have been regular since they started at the age of 12 and occur every 32 days. She is currently menstruating. She has three children aged 12, 9, and 4. On exam, her BMI is 32 and her other vital signs are stable. On breast exam, you note a mobile rubbery mass of approximately 1 x 1cm and with regular borders that is tender to palpation. You appreciate no axillary adenopathy. The rest of her physical exam is unremarkable. Of the information provided, which of the following places this patient at increased risk for breast cancer? A. Age B. Weight C. Parity history D. Family history of cancer E. Age of menarche Correct Answer Q1C1 B. Weight has been selected by the expert. QUESTION #2 (Case#1) A 64-year-old woman who is overweight with well-controlled hypertension comes to your office complaining of a lump in her breast that she noticed while showering. She denies any pain, tenderness, or skin changes. A pertinent review of systems is negative. Menarche began at the age of 10. Her first child was born when she was 29 and she had her second and last child at the age of 33. She experienced menopause at the age of 44. Her mother died of colon cancer when she was 65 and her father passed away from metastatic prostate cancer at the age of 70. She has no history of tobacco use ever and occasionally drinks a glass of wine with dinner. Her BMI is 34. Which of the information provided thus far puts the patient at decreased risk for breast cancer? A. Age B. Weight C. Age at first birth D. Age of menarche E. Age of menopause 2