Summary of Essentials Ch. 1- Flashcards
Describe physical exam of a breast mass suspicious for cancer
Firm with irregular borders
When is nipple discharge suspicious for breast cancer?
Bloody, spontaneous, unilateral, uniductal, associated with a mass, >40 y/o
Most common cause of palpable breast mass?
Fibrocystic disease
Most common malignancy neoplasm of the breast?
Invasive ductal carcinoma
Most common breast neoplasm in premenopausal women?
Fibroadenoma
Work-up of all new breast masses?
Triple test -> physical exam, imaging, tissue sample If 30 or younger - U/S If >30 - mammogram + U/S Tissue diagnosis if clinically suspicious regardless of imaging findings Core needle biopsy better than FNA
Drug for HER-2 + breast cancer?
Trastuzumab
Drug for premenopausal ER+ breast cancer?
Tamoxifen
Rx post-menopausal ER+ breast cancer?
Anastrozole (aromatase inhibitor)
Type of calcification suspicious for cancer on mammogram?
Fine, linear, branching, pleomorphic microcalcifications
DCIS vs. LCIS in terms of progression?
DCIS can progress to invasive cancer if left unresected LCIS is only a marker for the development of future ipsilateral AND contralateral invasive breast cancer
Manage DCIS?
Lumpectomy to negative margin
Manage LCIS found on excisional biopsy?
Depends on risk factors If low risk -> observation or tamoxifen High risk -> prophylactic bilateral mastectomy
Manage LCIS found on core biopsy?
Excision biopsy to rule out adjacent or associated ductal or lobular cancer
Which coronary artery is most commonly affected in ACS? What does it supply and what EKG changes are seen?
LAD Anterior wall of left ventricle, anterior 2/3 of intraventricular septum - V2, V3, V4
Initial management of ACS?
Aspirin, clopidogrel, Gp2b3a antagonist, heparin, beta-blocker, nitro, statin, orphine
Management of STEMI?
Cath suite within 90 minutes for PCI Systemic thrombolysis if PCI not immediately available
Management of NSTEMI?
Most do not require PCI Elective cardiac cath on selective basis