To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine, with:
a. her arms straight alongside of her body.
b. both arms overhead with palms upward.
c. her hands clasped just above the umbili-cus.
d. one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
D
Breast tissue is spread more evenly across the chest wall when the patient raises one arm over-head with a small pillow or rolled towel under that shoulder.
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