Surgical oncologist - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy Correct Answer: Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action. and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side effects. and then by their therapeutic effects D. first by their toxicity. and then by their effectiveness 2. Bone marrow transplants... A. require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased...

PN Comprehensive Online Practice, Exam Review Questions & Answers-A nurse is caring for a client who is in Buck's traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Allow the weights to hang freely. nurse should ensure the weights hang freely to provide the appropriate counterweight to facilitate reduction and alignment of the client's fracture. A nurse is caring for a client who takes prednisone daily for the treatment of chronic asthma. The nurse should plan to monitor...

TEST BANK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (4TH EDITION BY PORTH) CONTENTS Chapter 01 - Cell Structure and Function .......................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 02 - Cellular Responses to Stress, Injury, and Aging .......................................................................................... 7 Chapter 03 - Inflammation, the Inflammatory Response, and Fever ..............................................

interprofessionalism hem oncmedical oncologist -use medicine to cure cancer -4 year med school, internal medicine residency, 2 years medical oncology fellowship or 3 years if combine d with hematology surgical oncologist -use surgery to cure cancer -4 years med school, 5 years residency and 2-3 years fellowship raidation oncologist -use radiation to cure cancer -4 years med school, 1 transitional year, 4 years radiation oncology training radiation therapist medical pr...

Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List) 9th Edition 1 | P a g e TEST BANK FOR Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List) 9thEdition Chapter 1 1. Medical assisting is probably right for you if you: a. like to work alone, completing tasks independently. b. are more comfortable completing a consistent task daily. c. do not like variety in your job. d. are interested in a career in an expanding field. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFF...

The Medical Practice Act (MPA) effects only who?** PHYSICIANS*** TELEMEDICINE Providers to Patients IN Texas*** (exempt: armed services, emergency relief/good samaritan/consulting physicians from other states) A podiatrist needs who to co-admit a patient into the hospital?*** A Physician!*** (usually internal medicine doc) Standard License Requirements: - Age - Hours of College - Med school - GME - Licensing Exam - Medical JP Exam - must be 21 years old - 60 hours ...

1. asthma - - a heterogenous disease (varies between people) 2. chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) - - describes many progressive, chronic lung diseases - slow, irreversible obstruction of airways 3. pneumonia - acute infection of lung parenchyma (functional tissue of lung) 4. tuberculosis (TB) - infection caused by mycobacterium TB 5. pleural effusion (resp B conditions) - - indicator of underlying diseases 6. pneumothorax PP - - when air enters into pleural space betw viscera...

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy - Answer Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of morbidit...

ONS ONCC CHEMO RENEWAL EXAM / 60+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 / GRADED A+. 2 / 12 1. Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvanttherapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical op-tionsif the tumor isshrunk enough.If this occurs,the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy: ANSW Mainbenefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) 2. A comprehensive geriatric a...