Mammography Questions and Answers Graded A

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Mammography Questions and Answers Graded A ACS does not recommend routine mammograms for women below the age of? ✔✔40 Lymph node enlargement, nipple inversion, nipple discharge, skin thickening... , and breast lumps are ALWAYS a sign of breast cancer. True or False ✔✔False The only task NOT required of the RT is which of the following? A. validation of doctors requisition with the clinical history given by patient? B. diagramming lumps, scars, large moles on the breast? C. diagnosing the patients condition D. choice of technical factors used - determined by patient age, density of breast tissue, equipment characteristics ✔✔diagnosing the patients condition Which is NOT considered curative breast surgery? A. core sample biopsy B. lumpectomy C. quadectomy D. modified radical mastectomy ✔✔core sample biopsy The reason(s) for performing BSE include: A. to compensate for the inaccuracy in mammograms (up to 20%) B. to detect cancers which are not, even in retrospect, visible on the mammogram C. to involve women who do not have mammograms D. all of the above ✔✔all of the above BSE should be done in a random pattern using the fingertips. True or False ✔✔False A BSE is done w 3 finger pads of the 3 middle fingers, the 3 search patterns from which we choose are the wedge, vertical strip, and concentric circles. BSE should be performed monthly by all women beginning in their 20's. True or False? ✔✔True It is necessary for the technologist to diagram which of the following: A. scars B. tattoos C. moles D. all of the above ✔✔All of the above The physical boundaries of the breast include superi [Show More]

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