Which of the following clinical situations would the nurse consider as being outside normal limits?
A) A patient has had one pregnancy.She states that she believes she may be entering menopause.Her breast examination reveals breasts that are soft and sag slightly.
B) A patient has never been pregnant.Her breast examination reveals large,pendulous breasts that have a firm,transverse ridge along the lower quadrant in both breasts.
C) A patient has never been pregnant.She reports that she should begin her period tomorrow.Her breast examination reveals breast tissue that is nodular and somewhat engorged.She states that the examination was slightly painful.
D) A patient has had two pregnancies,and she breastfed both her children.Her youngest child is now 10 years old.Her breast examination reveals breast tissue that is somewhat soft,and she has a small amount of thick yellow discharge from both nipples.
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