1. A 30-year-old male patient notices a firm 2-cm mass under his areola.
He has no other symptoms and no diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-
degree
relatives. What is the most likely etiology of the mass?
a. Lymph node
b.
Fibrocystic disease
c.
Breast cancer
d. Breast tissue
2. A 47-year-old male complaining of fever, chills pelvic pain and
difficulty urinating, and they suspect prostatitis. What assessment
techniques should be avoided?
A. Palpation of prostate during digital rectal exam
B. Deep abdominal palpation
C.
Palpation of the epididymis
D. Collection of urinalysis
3.
An NP performing a pelvic exam on a woman that is 13 weeks
pregnant would likely find the uterus, where the baby is
located?
Just rising above, beyond the pelvic bone.
4. Which is the most effective pattern of palpating the lateral portion of
the breast?
A.
Beginning at the nipple, palpate outward in a stripe pattern
B.
Divide the breast into quadrants and inspect each systematically.
C. Examine in lines resembling the back-and-forth pattern or mowing a
lawn.
D.
Beginning at the nipple, make an ever enlarging.
