You are doing a physical on a male patient when he tells you he was reading stuff on the internet and now is worried about getting breast cancer and wants to know what would be the risks for him to get breast cancer. All of the following are risk factors except:
Breast cancer in men is similar to breast cancer in women an…
Breast cancer in men is similar to breast cancer in women and the provider should be suspicious of the Tail of Spence.
Joe Tiger presents with complaints of pain in his leg when w…
Joe Tiger presents with complaints of pain in his leg when walking that is relieved with rest. You perform an ABI. Which result would be consistent with physical symptoms?
James Jones is a 55 yo male smoker w/a thick sputum producin…
James Jones is a 55 yo male smoker w/a thick sputum producing cough. Upon examination you note + tactile fremitus, resonant percussion, and normal voice sounds. You suspect
A patient states that she has had a rash on her breast for a…
A patient states that she has had a rash on her breast for about 2 weeks. In order to determine if it is Paget’s disease you would expect to find all of the following on physical exam except:
A 57-year-old college professor is hospitalized for shortnes…
A 57-year-old college professor is hospitalized for shortness of breath. As you examine her in the ER, you note her jugular venous pressure (JVP) @ 45 degrees is 8cm above the clavicle, this finding is most consistent with which one of the following diagnoses?
Mr. Bear presents with a c/o excessive daytime sleepiness. U…
Mr. Bear presents with a c/o excessive daytime sleepiness. Upon exam you document a man w/a flushed face, SOB ambulating to the room, BMI>30, +JVD,+HJR, HTN. Your possible list of diagnoses includes all except
During pulmonary assessment, you observe the client to have…
During pulmonary assessment, you observe the client to have a diaphragmatic excursion of 4 cms bilaterally. What is your best action?
A 52-year-old woman has a palpable breast lump. An attempt a…
A 52-year-old woman has a palpable breast lump. An attempt at FNA (fine needle aspiration) does not result in aspiration of fluid. A mammogram is read as normal. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 45. She does not smoke but socially drinks alcohol. She currently uses low-dose estrogen contraception pills and takes 1200 mg of calcium daily. She began her menstrual periods at age 10 and she had her first child at age 24. Which of the following is the appropriate next step?
Risk from male breast cancer in higher in:
Risk from male breast cancer in higher in: