HIV/AIDS
Other than abstinence, this is the only proven method of decreasing the risk of sexual transmission of HIV infection?
What is use of condoms/barriers?
This is general reduction in all white blood cells
What is leukopenia?
This therapy involves using 3-4 different HIV medications
What is antiretroviral therapy?
Back pain and uncharacteristic fatigue are often presenting symptoms of this hematologic neoplasm?
What is Multiple Myeloma?
The nurse is planning care for a client who has leukemia and a platelet count of 50,000/mm3. The client is at high risk for this complication
What is bleeding/hemorrhage?
A client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) informs the nurse of difficulty eating and swallowing, and shows the nurse white patches in the mouth. What problem related to AIDS does the nurse understand the client has developed?
What is Candidiasis?
A client is being tested for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The nurse knows that which diagnostic test will be used as the hallmark for the diagnosis?
What is bone marrow analysis?
Thirty minutes after the nurse begins an intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion, the client reports itching at the site and a lump in the throat. Which action should the nurse take first?
What is, stop the infusion?
This electrolyte is often elevated in clients with Multiple Myeloma
What is calcium?
This type of lymphocyte is responsible for cellular immunity
What is T-Lymphocyte?
HIV is harbored within which type of cell?
What is Lymphocyte?
A patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has a neutrophil count that persists at less than 100/mm3. The nurse cautiously monitor this patient for________.
What is infection?
The nurse is caring for a client with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with high uric acid levels. What medication does the nurse anticipate administering that will prevent crystallization of uric acid and stone formation?
What is Allopurinol?
A nurse cares for a client with early Hodgkin lymphoma. While assessing the client, the nurse will most likely find painless enlargement of these lymph nodes
What are cervical lymph nodes?
A client is awaiting test results to diagnose Hodgkin lymphoma. The nurse knows that which result is the hallmark for the diagnosis of this condition?
What are Reed-Sternberg cells?
These precautions should be used when caring for patients with HIV/AIDs?
What are standard precautions?
Eliminating fresh fruits and vegetables, avoiding the use of enemas, and practicing frequent hand washing are included in this type of precaution.
What are Neutropenic Precuations?
This medication is used to induce myeloma apoptosis and cell death and to reduce bone pain.
What is Dexamethasone?
A client is newly diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. The nurse understands that the client's treatment will be based on what concept?
What is staging of the disease?
A calculation of the number of circulating neutrophils, derived from the total WBCs and the percentage of neutrophils counted in a microscope’s visual field
What is absolute neutrophil count (ANC)?
This is the priority nursing intervention for a client with HIV/AIDS.
What is preventing infection?
A 35-year-old client is admitted to the hospital reporting severe headaches, vomiting, and testicular pain. The client’s blood work shows reduced numbers of platelets, leukocytes, and erythrocytes, with a high proportion of immature cells. The nurse caring for this client suspects this diagnosis.
What is Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) ?
The goal of this agressive chemotherapy treatment is to induce remission of Leukemia and will require a 4-6 week hospital stay for client
What is induction therapy?
A nurse is assessing a client with multiple myeloma. Due to this condition, the client will be at risk for this pathologic complication
What are pathologic bone fractures?
A nurse is working with a client who was diagnosed with HIV several months earlier. This client will be considered to have AIDS when the CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count drops below this threshold
What is 200 cells/mm3?