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ONS ONCC CHEMO RENEWALQUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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unkaenough.aIfathisaoccurs,atheapatientamayaonlyarequireaaalumpectomyaplusaradiationathe
rapyainsteadaofaneedingaaamastectomya-aans--
Mainabenefitaofaneoadjuvantachemotherapya(breastacancerapatient)
Aacomprehensiveageriatricaassessmenta(CGA)aisaaamultidisciplinaryaevaluationatoaassess
alifeaexpectancyaandariskaofamorbidityaandamortalityainatheaolderapatient.aThisaassessmenta
toolawouldaevaluateaandaincludeatheafollowingaareas:afunctionalastatus,asocioeconomicais
sues,apsychosocialadistress,acomorbidities,acognitiveafunction,anutritionalastatus,apolypha
rmacy,aandaaamedicationareviewa(NCCNaOlderaAdultaOncologyaGuidelines,aversiona1.201
5).a-aans--
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eriatricaassessment.aYouaknowathatathisaassessmentacoversaallabutawhichaofatheafollowing
:
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hataisaincludedainaaacomprehensiveageriatricaassessment.aCurrently,amoreathana60%aofac
ancersainatheaUnitedaStatesaoccurainapeopleaagea______andaolderaandaasatheaoncologya
worldaages,anearlyahalfa(46%)aofacancerasurvivorsaarea70ayearsaofaageaoraolder
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edaasairritants.aDocetaxelacanacauseaaasignificantareactionaifaitaextravasates.aItacanaleadat
oaedema,aerythema,aoccasionalapainaandablisteraformationa(ONSaChemo/Bioaguidelines,a
2014).aThataisatheamostalikelyareasonathataMrs.aTurnerawasagivenaaaportaforaheratreatment
s.aSomeapatientsawillareceiveatheiratreatmentsathroughaaaperipheralaIVawithoutaincident.aJ
ustabecauseatheyaareaintravenousaagentsadoesanotameanathataaaportaisarequiredaandanee
dingaaaportahasanothingatoadoawithaherabeingaolderainaage.aSinceanoneaofatheseaagentsaar
eavesicants,atheyalikelyacouldahaveabeenagivenasafelyaviaaperipheralarouteabutahavingaaap
ortaplacedaisaOKaasawell.a-aans--
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otherapy?
Irrirtantsa-aans--
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osisacomparableatoaaavesicanta(unlessaaalargeaamountaoraaaveryahighaconcentrationaofath
eairritantaisaextravasated).
, Vesicantsa-aans--
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ction,aleadingatoatissueadeath.
Non-DNA-
bindingasolutionsaremainainathealocalaareaaofatheaextravasation,awhichaimprovesatheapossi
bilityaofadrugadeactivation.
DNA-
bindingaagentsaattachatoaDNAanucleicaacids,acausingatheaantagonistatoabeaingestedacellul
arly,aleadingatoaprogressiveatissueadestructiona-aans--
Aafurtheraclassificationaofaanaantineoplasticaagent'sapotentialatoacauseadamageaisawhether
aitsamechanismaofaactionaincludesaDNAabinding.
Bendamustinea
Dactinomycin
Daunorubicin
Doxorubicin
Epirubicin
Idarubicin
Mechlorethamine
Mitomycina-aans--DNAaBindingaIrritants
Amsacrine
Paclitaxel
Vinblastine
Vincristine
Vindesine
Vinorelbinea-aans--DNAaNonbindingavessicants
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mechlorethamineaextravasated.
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gaugeaorasmalleraneedlea(changeaneedleawithaeachainjection).
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policiesaandaprocedures.a-aans--ExtravasciationaAlkylatinga/aMechlorethamineatx
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Dexamethasone
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