The Nurse Assesses That the Client Most at Risk for Breast

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse assesses that the client most at risk for breast cancer is the

• A) 26-year-old multipara whose father died from lung cancer.
• B) 38-year-old primigravida who had menarche at age 9.
• C) 42-year-old multipara who had menarche at age 14.
• D) 68-year-old nullipara receiving treatment for osteoporosis.

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Definitions:

Respiratory Pigment

Substances found in various organisms that facilitate the transfer of oxygen from the environment to the organism's cells, such as hemoglobin in humans.

Reptiles

Cold-blooded vertebrates that have scales, breathe air, and lay eggs, including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Bohr Effect

A physiological phenomenon where decreases in blood pH or increases in carbon dioxide concentration lead to a reduction in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen.

Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation

The process by which oxygen binds to hemoglobin in the lungs and is released to tissues, influenced by factors like pH and temperature.