CSO EXAM LATEST VERSION WITH 142 QUESTIONS,
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5-HT3 rantagonists r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rmost reffective rin rthe rprevention
rand rtreatment rof rchemotherapy-induced rnausea rand rvomiting r(CINV),
resp rcaused rby rhighly remetogenic rdrugs rsuch ras rcisplatin; rwhen rused
rfor rthis rpurpose, rthey rmay rbe rgiven ralone ror, rmore rfrequently, rwith
rglucocorticoid, rusually rdexamethasone. r
They rare rusually rgiven rintravenously, rshortly rbefore radministration rof
rthe rchemotherapeutic ragent. rThe rconcomitant radministration rof ra
rNK1 rreceptor rantagonist, rsuch ras raprepitant, rincreases rthe refficacy rof
r5-HT3 rantagonists rin rpreventing rboth racute rand rdelayed rCINV.
The r5-HT3 rantagonists rare ralso rindicated rin rthe rprevention rand
rtreatment rof rradiation-induced rnausea rand rvomiting r(RINV) rand rpost-
op rnausea rand rvomiting r(PONV).
Acute rnausea rand rvomiting r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- roccurs rduring rthe rfirst
r24-hours rafter rchemotherapy.
,Ageusia r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rLoss ror rabsence rof rthe rsense rof rtaste
Allogenic rmarrow rtransplantation r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rTransfer rof
rmarrow rfrom rdonor rto ranother rperson rwho ris rnot rgenetically ridentical
Anabolic ragents r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rgrowth rhormone
oxandralone
Nandrolone
Antiandrogens r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rHormonal rchemo- rflutamide
N/D, rhot rfalshes
Antibiotics r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rCytotoxic rchemo r- rdoxorubicin,
rmitomycin, rbleomycin
Myelosuppression, ranorexia, rN/V/D, rmucositis, rfatigue,
Anticipatory rnausea rand rvomiting r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- roccurs rprior rto
rthe rbeginning rof ra rnew rcycle rof rchemotherapy. rThis roccurs rafter rthe
rpatient rhas rexperienced rN&V rfrom ran rearlier rchemotherapy
rtreatment.
,Antiestrogens r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rHormonal rchemo r- rN, rbone rpain,
rfluid rretention, rhot rflashes, rhypercalcemia
Antimitotic ragents r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rCytotoxic rchemo r- rvincristine,
rvinorelbine, rpaclitaxel, rdocetaxel
Myelosuppression, ranorexia, rN/V/D, rmucositis, rfatigue, rperipheral
rneuropathy
Antineoplastic ragents r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rChemical ragents r(cytotoxics,
rimmuniologic rpreparations, rhormones) ror rmeds rused rto rprevent rthe
rdevelopment, rmaturation ror rspread rof rneoplastic rcells
antioxidants r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rmolecules r(ie. rvitamins) rthat rblcok
raction rof ractivated roxygen rmolecules r(free rradicals) rthat rcan rdemage
rcells
antologous rmarrow rtransplantation r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rtransfer rof
rmarrow rfrom rthe rpt's rown rtissue r(from rhematopietic rstem rcells)
Aplastic rAnemia r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- ra rdisorder rin rwhich rthe rbone
rmarrow rfails rto rmake renough rblood rcells. rthe rstem rcells rare rdamaged
rand rthere rare rvery rfew rof rthem. rAs ra rresult, rtoo rfew rblood rcells rare
, rproduced. rIn rmost rcases rof raplastic ranemia, rall r3 rtypes rof rblood rcells
rare rlow r(which ris rcalled rpancytopenia). rRarely, rjust rone rof rthe rcell
rlines, rsuch ras rred rcells, rwhite rcells, ror rplatelets, ris rabnormal.
Aplastic ranemia ris rnot ra rtype rof rcancer rbut rmay rbe rassociated rwith
rcertain rcancers r(especially rthose raffecting rthe rbone rmarrow, rsuch ras
rleukemia) ror rcancer rtreatments. rA rsmall rnumber rof rpatients rwith
raplastic ranemia rmay rdevelop rleukemia.
Appetite rstimulant r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rmegestrerol racetate
dronabinol
corticosteriods
Black rcohosh r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rManagement rof rmenopausal
rsymtoms. rlarge rdose rmay rcause rdizziness, rN, rHA, rhypotension
Bone rmarrow rtransplant r r r r r r r r rANSWER: r✔- rtreatment rfor rcertain
rhematologic rmalignant rdz: rleukemia, rlymphoma, rsolid rtumors
- rstarts rw/ rcytotoxic rchemo, rw/ ror rw/o rtotal-body rirradiation rto
rsuppress rimmunological rreactivity, rfollowed rby rIV rinfusion rof rbone
rmarrow ror rperipheral rstem rcells
