BREAST-EXAM.pptx

This is about breast examination which will be very helpful for nursing students.

1. BREAST self EXAMINATION PREPARED BY:dmArgelRN

2. What is a breast self exam? A breast self-exam is a step-by-step method women can use to examine their breasts. By looking at and feeling your breasts regularly, you can notice anything that seems abnormal. To help increase your breast awareness, you use your eyes and hands to determine if there are any changes to the look and feel of your breasts. Women should do a breast self-exam once a month, every month. Women who are still menstruating (having a regular period) should perform a breast self-exam after their period. Women who have stopped menstruating and those who have very irregular periods can pick a day each month. Choose a day that is consistent and easy to remember.

3. objective & purpose of breast assessment The goal of the breast examination is to determine if the breasts are normal or abnormal. If abnormal, any or all of the following may be indicated: surgical consultation, reexamination at a different time of the menstrual cycle, mammograms, and possibly ultrasound The purpose of a breast self-exam is to check-up a woman does at home to look for changes or problems in the breast tissue

4. 5 important steps of self breast examination Breast self-exam Use the pads of your fingers. Use the pads, not the very tips, of your three middle fingers for the exam. Use different pressure levels. Your goal is to feel different depths of the breast by using different levels of pressure to feel all the breast tissue. Take your time. Don't rush. Follow a pattern

5. A breast self-exam takes only a few minutes. You can do a breast exam when you’re: Dressing for the day or undressing at night. Lying in bed in the morning or at bedtime. Taking a shower. Look for changes in skin texture, such as dimpling, puckering, indentations, or skin that looks like an orange peel. Also note the shape and outline of each breast. Check to see if the nipple turns inward

6. When and where to start Breast self examination Monthly breast self-exam, starting at age 20, instructed to woman as an optional tool for identifying and reporting breast changes Clinical breast exam at least every 3 years (age 20–40) During a physical exam by a health professional; yearly after age 40 Annual mammogram starting at age 40

7. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) Step 1: Inspection 1. Visually inspect the breasts, looking for dimpling, lumps, skin irregularities, symmetry 2. Visually inspect in several positions; may accentuate an abnormality

8. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) ◆ Hands at the side

9. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) ◆ Hands above the head

10. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) ◆ Hands pressed onto hips

11. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) ◆ Leaning over

12. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) Step 2: Palpation 1. Feel the breast tissue and lymph node chain for lumps or thickening by using three finger pads while exerting light, medium, and deep pressure in a systematic fashion

13. Instructions for Breast Self Exam (BSE) Begin by lying down on a flat surface with arm raised and a folded towel under the back of the breast being examined After examining breast tissue, bring arm toward body and feel the axilla and the skin above as well as below the collar bone Repeat technique on the other side Report lumps, thickening, nipple discharge or any suspicious findings to health-care provider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrfE6JUwIms