What three things are assessed for oncologic diagnoses?
Tumor, nodes, metastasis
Name the most commonly used performance status scale in oncology
ECOG or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

folliculitis
What’s the bacteria that can cause peptic ulcer disease?
H. pylori
What’s the biggest risk factor for antibiotic resistance?
Recent antibiotics
Which emergency is associated with back pain and neurologic weakness?
Spinal cord compression
What skin color change can you see in patients with sickle cell disorder?
Pallor
What is indicated by positive leukocyte esterase and nitrites?
UTI
What’s the term to describe something happening on the opposite side of the body?
Contralateral
What’s the infection: flank pain, dysuria, frequent urination, abnormal UA?
pyelonephritis
What’s the term for those immature cells that crowd out the normal cells?
Blasts
What’s the term for the lowest point of myelosuppression?
Nadir
What’s the term for a dermatophytosis on the body?
Tinea corporis
What is the name of the objective test used to visualize lining of the upper and lower GI tract?
Endoscopy
Pain, erythema, warmth, nodules at the back of the neck
Furuncle or carbuncle
Which emergency is most likely to lead to arrhythmias, QT changes, and asystole?
Hypercalcemia of malignancy

erysipela
Name a disease state evaluated by a DEXA scan.
Osteoporosis
What type of cancer is osteosarcoma?
Sarcoma or solid
Which disorder includes anemia, asplenia, and acute chest syndrome?
Sickle cell disorder
What’s the name for the tool used to inspect for otitis media?
Otoscope
What infection has a prodrome with pain and itching?
Shingles
What’s the orange-yellow substance derived from Hgb breakdown and conjugated in the liver?
Bilirubin
Name a type of blood cancer
Leukemia or lymphoma