MAMMOGRAPHY BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

MAMMOGRAPHY BOARD
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
TheAbiggestAriskAfactorAforAbreastAcancerAis?
-aAfamilyAhxAofABC
-aApersonalAhxAofABC
-gender

-notAbreastfeedingA-AAnswer✓AGender


OneAofAtheAminorArisksAforABCAcouldAbe?
-gender
-aging
-AgeneticARF

-notAbreastAfeedingA-AAnswer✓ANotAbreastAfeeding


WhatAisAtheAappropriateAriskAofAdevelopingAbreastAcancerAinAaAwomanAthatAhasAaAsisterA
hasAtheAdisease?
-higherAriskAthanAnormal
-noAsignificantAchangeAinArisk
-lowerAthanAnormalArisk

-NONEAOFATHEAABOVEA-AAnswer✓AHigherAriskAthanAnormal


AAwomanAwithAtheAgreatestAriskAofAdevelopingABCAis?
-ageA30AorAbelow
-aboveAageA50
-betweenAagesA30-40

-aboveAageA20AbutAbelowAageA30A-AAnswer✓AABOVEAageA50


SymptomsAofAaApossibleAbreastAdiseaseAthatAWILLANOTAbeAdemonstratedAonAtheAMammogr
amAmayAinclude

,-nippleAdischarge
-skinAthickeningA
-circumscribedAtumorsA

-sellateAlesionsA-AAnswer✓ANippleAdischarge


SymptomsAofAVERYAEARLYADCISAmayAinclude?
-skinAthickening
-nippleAdischarge
-macrocalcifications

-NONEAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓ANONEAOFATHEAABOVE


SkinAthickeningAcanAbeAmalignantAbutAcouldAalsoAbeAcausedAbyAnonmalignantAfactorsAsuch
Aas?
-esophagealAmetastases
-bronchialAcancer
-HodkinsAdisease

-sarcoidosisA-AAnswer✓ASarcoidosis


RiskAfactorsAassociatedAwithAtakingAhormoneAreplacementAtherapyAORAHRTAinclude?
-earlyAmenopause
-lateAmenopauseA
-increasedArisksAforAbirthAdefects

-increasedAriskAforABCA-AAnswer✓AINCREASEDAriskAforABC


TheAACSArecommendsAthatA


-AwomenAolderAthanA40AyrsASHOULDAhaveAaAyearlyAMRI


-AwomenAyoungerAthanA40yrsAshouldAhaveAaAscreeningAMammogramAEVERYAyear


-newAmassesAorAlumpsAinAtheAbreastAshouldAbeAcheckedAbyAtheAhealthAcareAprovider

,-womenA20-39AshouldAhaveACBEAEVERYAyearA-
AAnswer✓ANewAmassesAorAlumpsAinAtheAbreastAshouldAbeAcheckedAbyAaAhealthAcareApr
ovider


AAhealthAcareAproviderAshouldAevaluateAWOTFAbreastAchanges?


1.AlumpsAorAswellingsA
2.ASkinAirritationAorAdimplingA
3.AmilkyAdischargeAfromAnippleA
(a)A1Aonly
(b)A1A&2

(c)A1,2,&3A-AAnswer✓A1&2AONLY


1.AlumpsAorAswellingsA
2.ASkinAirritationAorAdimpling


ItAisAnecessaryAforAtheAtechnologistAtoAdocumentAWOTF?
-edema
-dimplingAofAtheAskin
-pain

-ALLAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓AALLAofAtheAabove
-edema
-dimplingAofAtheAskin
-pain
-ALLAofAtheAabove


Pre-examinationAinstructionsAincludeA
-removeAallAclothingAfromAwaistAdownA
-removeAdeodorantA
-removeApanties

, -removeAallAclothingAfromAwaistAdownA&AremoveAdeodorantA-
AAnswer✓ARemoveADeodorant


BenefitsAofAcommunicationAwithAyourApatientAinclude?
-helpsAidentifyAsensitiveAbreastAandAtheAreason
-educatesAtheApatient
-revealsAfearsAandAmisconceptions

-ALLAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓AALLAofAtheAaboveA
-helpsAidentifyAsensitiveAbreastAandAtheAreason
-educatesAtheApatient
-revealsAfearsAandAmisconceptions


InAdevelopingApatientArapportAtheAtechAshouldAstriveAtoAenhanceAtheApatientsAself-
esteem.AThisAmeansAtheAtechnologistAshould?


-AreflectAtheApatientsAemotionsAtoAshowAunderstanding
-agreeAunconditonallyAwithAanythingAtheApatientAsays
-sayA"IAunderstand"AtoAanyAcommentAtheApatientAmakesA
-
offerAreassuranceAandAencouragementAifAtheApatientAisAconfusedAorAunableAtoAhelpAherselfA
-
AAnswer✓AofferAreassuranceAandAencouragementAifAtheApatientAisAconfusedAorAunableAto
AhelpAherself


TheAtwoAstepAmethodAofABSEAisAto?
-lookAandAfeelAforAchangesAinAtheAbreast
-examineAtheAbreastsAandAundergoAregularAexams

-examineAtheAbreastsAandAnipplesA-AAnswer✓ALookAandAfeelAforAchangesAinAtheAbreast


WhenAvisuallyAinspectingAtheAbreast,AtheAchangesAthatAshouldAbeAdocumentedAare
1.AchangesAinAbreastAsizeAandAshape
2.AchangesAinAtextureAorAcolorAofAtheAbreast
3.AIndentationsAonAtheAskinAofAtheAbreast