Author Question: The recommended age for a baseline mammogram is between a. 25 and 30 years. b. 31 and 34 years. ... (Read 43 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The recommended age for a baseline mammogram is between

a. 25 and 30 years.
b. 31 and 34 years.
c. 35 and 39 years.
d. 40 and 45 years.

Question 2

Mrs. Bedard is a 72-year-old woman who has been admitted to the acute care for elders (ACE) unit due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse has conducted a focused respiratory assessment.

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as being anomalous?
A) Tactile fremitus is present.
B) The ratio of the anteroposterior diameter of Mrs. Bedard's chest to the lateral diameter is 1:2.
C) Thoracic percussion over Mrs. Bedard's lung fields is resonant.
D) Mrs. Bedard's resting respiratory rate is 26 breaths per minute.

14vl19 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The American Cancer Society recommends that mammograms be performed on women between 35 and 39 and annually for women 40 years of age and older.

Answer to Question 2

D