Oncology
This term is used when cancer has spread to other parts of the body
What is metastasis?
This reaction results from the transfusion of blood products that are incompatable with the client's blood type
What is Hemolytic Reaction?
This test is used to confirm the presence of cancer
What is a PET scan?
These 3 types of food should not be consumed by patients with cancer
What is raw fruits, vegetables, and lean protein?
The medical term for hair loss
What is alopicia?
This type of treatment involves administration of systemic or local cytotoxic medications that damage the cell's DNA.
What is chemotherapy?
This medication is given for patients diagnosed with anemia
What is PRBCS?
The following laboratory value is most useful to evaluate the intrinsic clotting cascade.
What is PTT?
You should do this if you suspect the patient is experiencing an allergic reaction
What is stop the transfusion?
This type of precaution is used for patients with low platelets?
Bleeding precautions
This is the medical term for a low white blood site count.
What is neutropenia?
This type of anemia is inherited from genetics
What is sickle cell anemia?
This procedure involes the use of a scope to remove tissue from inside a body cavity.
What is an endoscopic biopsy?
This form must be signed prior to any blood transfusion
What is an informed consent?
This type of precaution is used for patients with low WBC
What is neutropenic?
This is effective against tumors that are supported or suppressed by hormones such as in breast or prostate cancer
What is hormone therapy?
The following is a coagulopathy that is an autoimmune disorder in which the lifespan of platelets is decreased by antiplatelet antibodies although platelet production is normal
What is Idiopathetic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?
Expected reference range for INR
What is 0.8-1.1?
This device measures the amount of personal exposure to radiation
What is a dosimeter?
This type of isolation precaution is used for patients that have had radiation?
What is radiation precautions?
This therapy involves injection of photosensitizing agent that is absorbed by all cells in the body
What is photodynamic therapy?
The following is a hematopoietic growth factor used to increase production of RBCs
What is erythropoietin?
The normal range D-Dimer range
What is <0.4?
This must be used to pick up radioactive material
What is tongs?
This system is used to stage cancer
What is TNM system?