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MD is a 50-year-old woman whose routine mammogram
showed a 2.3 negative time 4.5 CM lobulated mass at the 3:00
position in her left breast MD underwent a stereotactic needle
biopsy and was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma
estrogen receptor positive. the staging workout was negative for d
i s t a n t m e t a s t a s i s. The sentinel lymph node and four
of sixteen lymph nodes were positive for tumor cells an implanted
Port was placed during surgery question one
surgical interventions is the primary treatment for breast cancer
describe the surgical procedure that MD had.
what actions will you teach MD to reduce her risk of developing lymphedema.
MDX you why she has to have chemotherapy with so many drugs if the surgery moved all of the cancer how would you respond?
deposition orders a 500 mL normal saline bolus now with orders to infuse over 2 hours you decide to use MD's implanted port for intravenous access. after you assess the port and connect the fluid the infusion pump alarms that the line is occluded what will you do as a nurse?