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NURS 4500 Test 2 Questions And Verified Detailed AnswersQuantity of oxygen in air - Response 22%
Local seeding - Response dissemination of spread in local area
Bloodborne metastasis - Response Cells enter blood and travel
Most common method of metastasis
Lymphatic spread - Response primary sites that are rich in lymphatics are more
susceptible
Fastest growing cancers - Response Ovaries, liver, and pancreas
Grading - Response Describes how similar tumor cells are to normal cells
Staging - Response Describes extent of disease and amount of metastasis
Stage IV: distant
Solid Classification of tumor - Answer Related to organ tissue (breast, lung)
Hematological Classification of tumor - Answer Arise from blood forming tissue
(leukemia, lymphoma)
Wilm's tumor - Answer Kidney tumor common in younger people
CAUTION Cancer Signs - Answer Change in bowel/bladder
,Any sore that doesn't heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump
Indigestion
Obvious change in mole or wart
Nagging cough or hoarseness
PET Scan - Answer Injects dye to see which areas of body absorbs most (Cancer)
Incisional Biopsy - Answer Wedge removed from larger mass
Excisional biopsy - Answer Complete removal of lesion
Atromycin - Answer Red bottle, destroys heart cells
Chemo SE - Answer Mouth lesions
Fatigue
Alopecia
N/v
SKin changes
Neutropenic precautions (FROG) - Answer No fresh flowers
No raw fruit
No Organics
No garnishes
Chemo half life - Answer 12 hours
, Induction therapy - Answer Aimed at achieving rapid, complete remission
Consolidation therapy - Answer Administered early in remission to cure
Maintenance therapy - Answer goal is total remission
Radiation SE - Answer Skin changes
Alopecia
Fatigue
Altered taste
Teletherapy - Answer External radiation
Brachytherapy - Answer Internal radiation
Unsealed radiation source - Answer Source not confined to one body area
Excreta is radioactive- take precautions
Sealed radiation source - Answer Implanted within target organ
Excreta is not radioactive
Bone Marrow Transplant Complications - Answer Graft vs. host (graft has stronger
immunity)
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
Failure to engraft
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