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Drug Use Which statement is the most accurate?

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In the cancer clinic where you work, you have to notify one of your patients that she needs to schedule an ultrasound because her routine mammogram showed several new areas of small calcifications.
 
  In the cancer clinic where you work, you have to notify one of your patients that she needs to schedule an ultrasound because her routine mammogram showed several new areas of small calcifications. Her last mammogram was a year ago. She becomes very anxious upon hearing this news and wants to know what this means.
  a. Explain, in lay terms, why it is important to have further tests to confirm these calcifications and determine their cause.
  b. After hearing your explanation, the patient becomes even more anxious and is worried that she has cancer. Keeping in mind the other possible causes of calcifications, how would you attempt to allay her fears while remaining realistic?
  c. What other assessments or diagnostic tests would help determine the cause of the calcifications?



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- Explain the term calcifications: small deposits or collections of a mineral in tissue. This mineral is an important part of bones but can cause problems if it is too much in the blood or tissues.
- Because these calcifications are a change from her mammogram a year ago, her health care team needs to find out what may be causing them.
- Calcifications may indicate the presence of cancer cells even when there is no apparent mass on the mammogram. Emphasize the need for early detection.

- Explain that there are several possible noncancer causes of these specks on the mammogram, but that further tests are needed to determine the exact cause and appropriate treatment. Noncancer causes include hormonal abnormalities, kidney problems, too much vitamin D, or problems with bone absorption of calcium.
- Provide positive reinforcement for good health practices. She has annual mammograms, which is





 

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