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65 Cards in this Set
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Breast enlargement during pregnancy is stimulated by_____
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progesterone
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The pituitary gland secretes _______ at time of the delivery, causing the production of milk
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prolactin
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________causes the milk ducts to contract and force milk to the nipples
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oxytocin
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Suction by the infant stimulates the breast tissue to produce more milk is called the ______-____ reflex
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let-down
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Full milk production takes _____ hours of breast feeding
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72
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________a thin yellow fluid, precedes milk production and is the infant’s first meal on earth
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colostrum
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mothers milk absorbs where in the infant
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directly from the stomach
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Breast-fed babies have fewer bacterial and viral infections, fewer allergic problems and they experience less diarrhea than non breast-fed babies due to _____ _____, and ______ in the milk
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white cells and antibodies
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does breast milk in fluence the intestinal flora of the baby?
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yes... it inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria
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Both _______ and ______ are okay for the mother to take while breast feeding. Post-partum thrombophlebitis is common, and these drugs may be needed, so it is lucky the mother can take either of them (or both), otherwise err on the side of caution as many drugs are passed to the baby via breast milk
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coumadin
heparin |
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The production of breast milk in women and also men who are not breast feeding is?
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Galactorrhea
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Galactorrhea is due to excess _______ secretion by the pituitary
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prolactin
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This condition may result in amenorrhea and decreased libido in both men and women
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Galactorrhea
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Drugs which suppress body levels of _________ are the most common cause of prolactin hyper-secretion
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dopamine
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_______ and _______ stimulate prolactin secretion
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progesterone and HCG
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lactaion overrides ________
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lactaion overrides dopamine
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5 d's to look for in nipple exam?
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discharge
depression or inversion discoloration dermatological changes deviation |
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pagets is usually around the______
and is discolored what color? |
nipple
red flakey |
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ducts that plug up
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tubercles
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inveverted nipples are not a concern when?
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not in childhood or adolesence
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when doing breast exam to check for discharge should you squeeze the nipple?
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no... it hurts... you support under with one hand and press down with other
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nipples do what after child birth?
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darken
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4 positions for breast exam...
slide 24 |
1. arms on hips
2. arms above the head (how big are you? I'm this big) 3. reaching forward with both arms 4. palms press together in front of abdomin |
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males and females have milk line all the way down to _____ _____
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the pubis
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do summary nipples have to be removed for health reasons?
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nope
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if nipple is squeezed alot by woman will it produce milk?
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yes if done regularly it will irritate the ducts and produce milk
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retracted nipple or dimpling signs of?
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cancer
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to palpate tail of spence where do you squeeze?
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upper inside quadrant of breast
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Screening for breast cancer:
Clinical breast exam by a professional: Under 40: every ___-___ years over 40 every? |
1-3
year |
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yearly mamogram starting at what age?
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40
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Breast self exam:
Monthly, ____-____ days after menstrual period |
3-7
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fybrocystic disease lumps are painful and tender in breasts... are cancer cysts?
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no
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Do fibroyd cysts tend to regress when menses begins?
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yes
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breast self exam...
Stand before a mirror in three positions hands at_______ hands over _________ hands pressed firmly on ______ |
sides
head hips |
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fibroyd cysts are larger or smaller and more or less painful in the premenstrual period?
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larger and more painful
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fibroyd cysts most common in women of what ages?
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30-50
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women with fibrocystic disease should self examine how often and have a pro exam how often?
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self exam- 1 time a month
pro exam- 1 time every 6 months |
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does fibrocystic disease cause an increase in occurance of breast cancer?
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no... unless there is atypical changes in ductal epithelium
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Fibrocystic disease:
Fluid-filled cystic lesions should be aspirated by a doctor(the fluid drawn off with a syringe and needle): biopsy is indicated if fluid is______? |
bloody
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what is a causative factor of fybroid cysts?
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estrogenic hormones
breast fibers in crossfire of stimulating and turn off hormones |
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does giving up coffee have any effect on fibrocystic disease?
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yes... eliminating caffeine does have a positive effect
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xeno means?
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stranger
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assmetry because cancer is pulling breast _____?
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in
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women over 20 should do a self exam how many days after period?
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3-5
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fibrocystic disease--- stop wearing____ and cut out _______ can work wonders
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bra
caffiene |
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If premenopausal with breast pain and tenderness, stop wearing a bra and discontinue coffee (studies showing ___-____% of women got over breast pain with these modifications).
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90-95%
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Consider taking natural progesterone (such as Progestelle®) for what?
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fibrocystic disease
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Round or oval, firm, rubbery solitary masses in young women, usually in 20’s or 30’s
The mass is movable and not fixed to surrounding tissue |
fibroadenomas
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Multiple fibroadenomas are found in ____% of patients who have them
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15
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if fibroadenomas are found by biopsy should anything else be done?
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nope... don't need to
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intraductile papilomas how many cancerous??
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1 of 3
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quadrants of breast cancer in quadrants
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65 upper outer quadrant
10% in all other 3 5% around nipple |
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growns like a strawberry and bleeds
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introductal papiloma
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introductal carcinoma doesit spread outside the duct?
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nope
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false positive in fine needle technique is more or less probable
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more
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Small benign tumors of the breast
Grow in the milk ducts May cause bleeding; thus masquerading as possible cancer These should all be removed because they bleed and because they might possibly degenerate into cancer later on. |
intraductile papillomas
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which breast biopsy is easier for the pathologist to read fine needle or core needle biopsy?
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core needle is easier
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which is more common... false positive or false negative breast biopsies?
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false negatives
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new cases breast cancer a year?
deaths? diagnosed carcinoma citu? |
211000
40000 56000 |
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one of___ women will develope breast cancer
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8
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braca defect gene means?
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breast cancer progressive in younger age
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False positive diagnoses uncommon but do occur in about ___%
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2%
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About ____% of suspicious breast lumps prove to be cancerous.
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40%
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Cure rates are above ____% with a small, mammographically-detected hormone receptor-positive tumor and no positive lymph nodes
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90%
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With axillary lymph nodes involved, 5 yr survival drops to ___% and 10 yr survival is ___% for breast cancer
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45%
25% |