Long time expose to radon has been associated with ____
What is lung cancer
100
When assessing the level of pain primary source of information is ___
What is pt's self report
100
Pt reports nausea when driving to her scheduled chemo treatment. Pt is experiencing ______ nausea
What is anticipatory
100
Which of the following medications can cause increase in sedation when taken with opioids: ibuprofen, naloxone, compazine, or prednisone?
What is compazine
100
The spread of cancer cells do distant organs ____
What is metastasis
200
Which ethnic group in US has highest incidence of mortality due to prostate cancer?
What is African-Americans
200
Pt has breast cancer and currently is in remission. Pt complaining dysthymic behavior. Nurse knows to assess for ___
What is depression
200
Pt with ALL lab results show- hyperkalemia, hypermagnesia,
hypocalcemia in first week. These are likely associated with ___
What is TLS
200
When administering ifosfomide, what needs to monitored closely?
What is blood in urine
200
Unexpected change to molecular structure within DNA
What is mutation
300
Risk factors most often associated with
What is exposure to chemicals, drugs, radiation, genetic predisposition
300
Pt with SCL cancer has 4 lbs weight gain in a week, headache, excessive thirst. These symptoms indicate ____
What is SIADH
300
Prior to starting Adriamycin, pt need to have this test performed
What is MUGA
300
Pt with lymphoma c/o numbness and tingling to feet, weakness with ambulation, dribbling of urine. Nurse suspects that it is due to ____
What is spinal cord compression
300
Procedure in which a piece of tissue is removed for diagnosis
What is biopsy
400
Virus associated with cervical, oral, head, neck cancers
What is HPV
400
Pt is most at risk for infection when ANC ___
What is 100/m3 or less
400
To reduce risk on infection in patients after chemo therapy
this drug administered
What is neupogen
400
Pt receiving interleukin-2 has persistent fever and chills, ANC of 1500/mm#. These symptoms represent ___
What is drug induced reaction
400
Abnormal tissue growth
What is neoplasm
500
Diets low in folate increase risk for _____
What is colorectal adenomas
500
In pt with bone metastasis, which of the following symptoms should alert nurse to the presence of hypercalcemia:
muscle cramps, edema, dyspnea, polyuria?
What is polyuria
500
Formula used to calculate AUC
What is Calvert
500
Pt receiving thalidomide c/o neuropathy, based on current evidence appropriate response would be
fish oil, acupuncture, neurontin, lamatrigine
What is acupuncture
500
Liver metastasis most often result from which mode of metastatic spread