Cancer Medications
VP-16,Velban,Vincasar all fall under what drug set?
What is vinca alkaloids?
Nursing interventions for this cancer include: monitor patient’s response to therapy through frequent Pap smears and cone biopsies as ordered
What is cervical cancer?
This is the most common form of medical treatment for cancer
What is surgery?
This place in San Antonio hosts a Valentine's Day fundraiser called "Cry Me A Cockroach", in which you can name a cockroach after your ex significant other, get a certificate for it, and they'll send you a video of an exotic animal eating the cockroach named after your ex
What is the SA Zoo?
This type of care is defined as relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
What is palliative?
This drug class acts by shrinking the cancer tissues and is thought to bring about cell death.
Progestins (Megestrol acetate/Menace)
The nursing interventions for this cancer treatment includes neutropenic precautions, good hand hygiene, avoiding invasive procedures, avoid fresh flowers and uncooked fruits/vegetable, and assess for signs of infection
What are nursing interventions for chemotherapy?
Often used if the cancer has grown into major nerves and blood vessels surrounding the bone tumor, and limb salvage surgery isn’t possible
What is amputation?
An American child actor that is best known for his starring roles as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon
Iain Armitage
A type of malignant tumor of connective tissues, such as muscle or bone; usually presents as painless swelling
What is a sarcoma?
Medications that damage the cell in S phase
What are Antimetabolites?
Name a tip that you may offer as a nursing intervention of the issue that cancer is thought to stimulate bitter taste buds
What is to advise patients to experiment with different foods and spices?
Medical treatment of cervical cancer in the late stages
What is radiation and chemotherapy?
This person was the true owner of the Elder Wand before the Battle of Hogwarts
Who is Draco Malfoy?
Defined as a change in the patient’s ability to distinguish sweet, sour, bitter, and salty sensations after cancer treatments
What is dysgeusia?
This type of alkylating agent is only available in injectable form and causes severe side effects such as nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and peripheral neuropathy
What is Cisplatin (Platinol)?
A common complication of abdominal surgery that requires auscultation of bowel sounds post op
What is paralytic ileus?
This minimally invasive procedure uses high frequency sound waves to produce detailed images of the lining and walls of your digestive tract and chest
What is an endoscopic ultrasound?
“A House is Not a Home” is a 1964 ballad recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. This rendition was later released by who in 1981
Who is Luther Vandross?
Direct anastomosis of the fundus (Billroth I)
What is a Gastroduodenostomy?