KN week 5 discussion 1
A 32-year-old female presents for an evaluation of a lump in her right breast that she found on breast self-examination. The lump is found to be 2cm in size, firm, and mobile. No Adenopothy noted.
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· What are two questions you would ask this patient?
· What are two risk factors would you want to assess for?
· What are the levels of prevention for this patient?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
My firs question would be; For how long have you been having the lump.
the other question i would ask is if the lump do changes in size during her menstrual cycle.
I would assess breast cancer since breast lump is is a risk factor of breast cancer.
The other thing i would assess is the productive history of the patient. This might also be a reason for the lump in the breast.
The levels of prevention for this patient i would recommend is; Eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, avoid use of birth control pills, be physically active and also the patient to watch her weight. All this prevention will have a big impact in the prevention of the breast lump.