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A) Clinical assessment: History of Breast Complaint

Introduce yourself to the patient

Personal data

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Chief complaint and duration

History of presenting illness

– Analysis of the chief complaint

Onset

Duration

Has it change since it was first notice?

What brought it to the patient’s notice?

Is the any other lump in the body?

Onset

Duration

Associated symptoms (pain, lump)

Is the patient lactating or not?

Spontaneous vs induced

Unilateral vs bilateral

Single duct vs multiple Discharge nature (blood, milk, serous,

pus)

Onset

Associated symptoms (lump, nipple discharge, fever)

Relation to menstruation

Severity

Duration

Progression

Site

Radiation/shiftingAggravating/reliving

Floating Topic