Exam 4 Flashcards
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*Pathologic galactorrhea
Not affiliated with pregnancy or lactation and if bloody or serous, unilateral, spontaneous, associated with a mass and occurring women aged 40+ years.
*Breast CA masses
Irregular, firm, may be mobile, or fixed to surrounding tissue.
Risk factors for breast CA
- Most important RF: age.
- Other non-modifiable RFs: family history of breast and ovarian cancers, inherited genetic mutations, personal history of breast CA or lobular carcinoma in situ, high levels of endogenous hormones, breast tissue density, proliferative lesions with atypia on breast bx, and duration of unopposed estrogen exposure related to early menarche, age of first full-term pregnancy, and late menopause.
- Modifiable RFs: breastfeeding for less than 1 yr, postmenopausal obesity, use of HRT, cigarette smoking, alcohol ingestion, physical inactivity, and type of contraception.
BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene
occur in <1% of the population but account for roughly 5-10% of female breast cancers. They also confer increased risk for ovarian CA.
*Screening for breast CA recommendations
USPSTF and ACOG
USPSTF
- Mammography: ages 50-74, biennial(every other year)
- > 75 years: NO
- no BSE, no CBE
ACOG
- CBE: ages 25-39 q 1-3 and annually 40+
- mammography: 40, q 1-2 yrs until 75
- no BSE but self awareness
visible signs of breast cancer
retracted/deviation nipple (from shortening of tissues)
skin dimpling
edema of skin/orange peel (lympathic blockage; thickened skin with enlarged pores)
abnormal contours (flattened area of breast)
paget disease of nipple (scaly, eczema like lesion on nipple that weep, crust, or erode)

Breast palpation best performed in what position
is best performed when the breast tissue is flattened and patient is supine.
*Intraductal papilloma s/s
*Spontaneous unilateral bloody discharge from one or two ducts further evaluation for:
- intraductal papilloma, ductal carcinoma in situ or Paget disease of the breast.

BSE best done when
best timed 5-7 days after menses, when hormonal stimulation of breast tissue is low.
post menopausal: anytime is ok
Direct vs. indirect inguinal hernias
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Indirect -
- all ages, often children
- internal inguinal ring, where the spermatic cord exits the abdomen.
- May form a scrotal hernia.
- Chance of incarceration is 10x
- Direct
- external inguinal ring
- bulge d/t weakness in the floor of the inguinal canal
- straining and heavy lifting
- Less common, usually in men 40+, rare in women
Femoral hernias
more likely to present as emergencies with bowel incarceration or strangulation. More common in women than in men.
Penile discharge
- Gonorrhea - yellow
- non-gonococcal urethritis from chlamydia - white
Disseminated gonorrhea
rash, tenosynovitis, monoarticular arthritis, even meningitis, not always with urogenital symptoms.
Penile/scrotal sores
- Syphilitic chancre and herpes - ulcer
- HPV - warts
- mumps orchitis, scrotal edema, and testicular CA - swelling
- testicular torsion, epididymitis and orchitis - pain
Phimosis and paraphimosis
- Phimosis - tight prepuce that cannot be retracted over the glans.
- Paraphimosis - tight prepuce, that once retracted, cannot be returned. Edema ensues.
Tender painful scrotal swelling
present in acute epididymitis, acute orchitis, torsion of the spermatic cord, or a strangulated inguinal hernia.
Testicular cancer
Painless nodule on the testis a potentially curable cancer
15-34 years
Cryptorchidism, present in 7-10% of men with testicular cancer, confers a 3-17 fold increased risk for testicular CA.
Other risk factors: history of carcinoma in the contralateral testicle, mumps orchitis, and inguinal hernia, a hydrocele in childhood and a postive family history.
Varicocele of spermatic cord
supine it’s collapsed so need to be standing, palpate 2 cm above the testis. hold his breath and beard down against a closed glottis for about 4 seconds (Valsalva maneuver)
A temporary increase in diameter of the cord indicates filling of abnormally dilated spermatic veins draining the testis.
“bag of worms”

Hydroceles
Swellings containing serous fluid that light up with a red glow, or transilluminate.
if blood or tissue, such as normal testis, a tumor, or most hernias, do not glow

Palpating the epididymis
Feels nodular and cord-like and should not be confused with an abnormal lump and should NOT be tender.
Suspect intestinal strangulation
in the presence of tenderness, nausea, and vomiting, and consider surgical intervention.
Causes of primary vs secondary dysmenorrhea
primary: inc prostaglandin production during luteal phase of menstrual cycle, when estrogen and proge lvls decline
secondary: endometriosis, adenomyosis, PID, and endometrial polyps.
Causes of secondary amenorrhea
low body weight (malnutrition) and anorexia nervosa, stress, chronic illness, and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian dysfunction, excessive exercise
Causes of abnormal vaginal bleeding
Vary by age group and include pregnancy, cervical or vaginal infection or CA, cervical or endometrial polyps or hyperplasia, fibroids, bleeding disorders, and hormonal contraception or replacement therapy.
























