Medications
Most patients receive this prophylactically to prevent viral infections such as shingles
What is acyclovir.
This test should be sent if your patient experiences new diarrhea?
What is c-diff?
This side effect is most common in the first few days after CAR-T infusion?
What is fever (cytokine release syndrome)
This blood product is generally given over 30 minutes?
What are platelets
This transplant involves receiving your own stem cells
What is an autologous (auto) transplant
Most patients receive this prophylactically to prevent fungal infections such as candida
What is fluconazole?
These personal-protective equipment items should be worn before entering a contact precautions room?
What are gloves and a gown (if providing close contact)
This side effect can be monitored through careful neuro assessment
What is neurotoxicity
Symptoms when this blood value is low include shortness of breath, fatigue, and tachycardia
What is hemoglobin
This transplant involves receiving someone else's stem cells
What is an allogeneic (allo) transplant
This common anti-GVHD drug requires therapeutic drug monitoring
What is tacrolimus?
What personal-protective equipment items should be worn before entering a droplet precautions room?
What are, mask with visor, gloves and gown if providing close contact care
Keppra is given prophylactically to prevent this adverse neurological symptom that can rarely occur
What is seizures
This should be done first if a patient experiences a transfusion reaction
Patients who receive an allo transplant will need to receive medications to prevent this common post-transplant complication
What is graft vs. host disease (GVHD)
Ursodiol prevents this transplant complication?
What is Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD)?
The four moments of hand hygiene
What are before touching a patient, before a procedure, after a procedure or body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient
CAR stands for this?
What is chimeric antigen receptor
Vitals should be checked at these intervals for most blood product infusions
What are before, at 15 minutes, at 45 minutes and at end of transfusion as well as anytime the patient feels unwell
What is GCSF (filgrastim)
Consider avoiding this anti-nausea medication in patients experiencing ++ diarrhea
What is maxeran (metoclopramide)
These tests should be sent if your patient experiences new respiratory symptoms?
What is COVID and RV-16
These inflammatory markers are monitored post CAR-T cell re-infusion
What are C-Reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin
These medications are often given if patient has history of previous transfusion reaction
What are tylenol, benadryl and a steroid
The reason why we give people an autologous transplant
To be able to give them a large amount of chemo