General Surgery — Flashcards
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Breast abscesses typically occur as a complication of _____
Hint: Condition
NHS breast screening programme invites women aged _____-71 years old to receive a mammogram every 3 years
What is the first-line management of lactational mastitis? _____ Simple analgesia Warm & cold compress
Hint: breast feeding advice
_____ is used in breast cancer to reduce tumour size, treat nodal disease, treat triple-negative or metastatic breast cancer
_____ (as part of Breast Conservation Surgery) is the most common surgical management of early breast cancer.
Hint: Surgical procedure
Mastitis is a _____ breast which is erythematous, swollen and firm ± systemic symptoms such as malaise and fever
Hint: Painless/Painful
What features of a breast cancer suggest that a mastectomy is the most suitable option (over wide local excision)? _____, Multicentric disease (multiple quadrants effected) High risk / known genetic predisposition
Mastitis swelling/erythema tends to be in a _____-shaped pattern
Women with breast abscesses _____ be encouraged to continue breastfeeding/expressing milk
Hint: Should/Should not
Untreated mastitis can develop into a _____
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