HODGE PODGE
Fever, chills, hypotension, back and chest pain, temp increase greater than 1.5 degrees, pruritus, SOB
WHAT ARE SX/SX OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION?
REFERENCE RANGE:13-17g/dl Male, 11-15 g/dL Female
WHAT IS HEMOGLOBIN?
STAGE OF CANCER WHERE CANCER CELLS MIGRATEBAND MAY CAUSE SECONDARY TUMORS?
WHAT IS METASTASIS?
CAUSES CONSTIPATION, TAKE WITH VITAMIN C TO AID IN ABSORBTION, CAN STAIN TEETH, CAUSES STOOOLS TO TURN BLACK,
WHAT TO TEACH WHEN TAKING FERROUS SULFATE?
Major cause of immunodeficiency in clients undergoing chemotherapy is caused by this
WHAT IS REDUCTION OF THE BONE MARROW PRODUCTION OF WBCs?
WHAT ARE THINGS TO TEACH A PATIENT WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE?
Decrease in WBCs, Thrombocytes and Erythrocytes
What is Pancytopenia?
EAT A BALANCED DIET, AVOID SUN EXPOSURE AND CIGARRETTE SMOKE, LIMIT ETOH USE, EXERCISE REGULARLY, MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT
WHAT ARE WAYS TO PREVENT CANCERS?
LACKS INTRINSIC FACTOR, DEFICIENCY IN VITAMIN B12 AND PARESTHESIAS OF FEET AND HANDS MAY BE PRESENT
WHAT IS PERNICIOUS ANEMIA?
Interventions for a client with Neutropenia caused by Chemotherapy include these
WHAT IS GOOD HANDWASHING, MONITOR FOR FEVER, EAT LOW-BACTERIA DIET, NO FRESH FLOWERS IN ROOM, WEAR A MASK, USE DISPOSABLE UTENSILS, AVOID CROWDS, AVOID PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK?
AN INCREASED NUMBER OF BANDS IN A CBC WITH DIFF IS KNOWN AS THIS
WHAT IS A "SHIFT TO THE LEFT"?
An increase in RBCs, WBCs and Platelets will be seen in this type of anemia
WHAT IS POLYCYTHEMIA VERA?
SURGERY, RADIATION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CANCER?
HYDRATION THERAPY AND THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY
WHAT IS TREATMENT FOR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA?
What is soft, bland easy to eat foods, assess mouth frequently, gargle with normal saline, avoid alcohol based mouth rinses and local anesthetics such as topical lidocaine?
TYPE OF CANCER TREATMENT TO INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMFORT
WHAT IS PALLIATIVE?
Thrombocytes are less than 100,000/microliter
WHAT IS THROMBOCYTOPENIA?
THIS TYPE OF CANCER HAS AN ABNORMAL PRODUCTION OF IMMATURE WBCs IN THE BONE MARROW
WHAT IS LEUKEMIA?
DECREASED RBCs, DECREASED HG, DECREASED HCT, FATIGUE, WEAKNEES, PALLOR
WHAT ARE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANEMIAS?
DEFENSE, HOMEOSTASIS AND SURVEILLANCE
WHAT ARE THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE?
CHARACTERIZED BY UNCONTROLED CELLULAR PROLIFERATION (GROWTH)
WHAT IS CANCER OR MALIGNANACY?
The laboratory test that the nurse can expect to be lower than normal related to iron-deficiency anemia is?
WHAT IS HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL?
THIS IS DONE TO DIAGNOSE VARIOUS TYPES OF LEUKEMIAS
WHAT IS A BONE MARROW BIOPSY?
GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES, LIVER, CITRUS, FRUIT, DRIED BEANS AND NUTS
WHAT ARE FOODS ENCOURAGED FOR FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY ANEMIA?
WHEN ALL THREE PROCESSES OF INFLAMMATION, HUMORAL IMMUNITY AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY ARE FUNCTIONING AND INTERACTING TOGETHER
WHAT IS IMMUNOCOMPETENCE?