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Which information will the nurse include in patient teaching for a 36-year-old patient who is scheduled for stereotactic core biopsy of the breast?
 
  a. A local anesthetic will be given before the biopsy specimen is obtained.
  b. You will need to lie flat on your back and lie very still during the biopsy.
  c. A thin needle will be inserted into the lump and aspirated to remove tissue.
  d. You should not have anything to eat or drink for 6 hours before the procedure.

Question 2

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching about the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) procedure to a patient. Which information will the nurse include?
 
  a. Saline-filled implants are placed under the pectoral muscles.
  b. Recovery from the TRAM surgery takes at least 6 to 8 weeks.
  c. Muscle tissue removed from the back is used to form a breast.
  d. TRAM flap procedures may be done in outpatient surgery centers.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
A local anesthetic is given before stereotactic biopsy. NPO status is not needed because no sedative drugs are given. The patient is placed in the prone position. A biopsy gun is used to obtain the specimens.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Patients take at least 6 to 8 weeks to recover from the TRAM surgery. Tissue from the abdomen is used to reconstruct the breast. The TRAM procedure can take up to 8 hours and requires postoperative hospitalization. Saline implants are used in mammoplasty.





 

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