TIMELINES
how many days do we have to complete the initial assessment after enrolled status?
60 days
One might think this regimen is some sort of karate move but it is the treatment of choice for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
R-CHOP
You need this important component of blood to prevent bleeding. What the blood clot!?
Platelets
Normal pulse range....
PULSE:60-100BPM
BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations is used to determine treatment in ovarian and this type of cancer..
What is Breast Cancer?
How many days do we have to outreach to provider to notify of enrollment?
5 days
A patient has been diagnosed with Colorectal cancer, you can be certain this patient's chemo education will be on the regimen...
FOLFOX
Erythrocytes also known as this ........ are the most abundant cells in the vertebrate blood.
Red blood cells
What is the term for heart rate above 100BPM?
Tachycardia
If a patient was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, this marker is typically used to track if treatments are working and check if cancer has return or spread
CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen)
How many days do we have to complete the full med rec after enrolled status?
30 days from enrollment
Your patient has been put on the chemo regimen ABVD for Hodgkins Lymphoma. What does the acronym stand for
Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vincristine, Dacarbazine
Hemoglobin is the primary transporter of what in the blood.....
Oxygen
Name the 4 heart valves
Aortic, Pulmonic, Tricuspid and Mitral
Bone Marrow Biopsy or Blood analysis are used to diagnose these liquid tumors CML, ALL or AML. One might think of Bruce Springstein's hit song when thinking of this tumor marker. What is it?
Philadelphia Chromosome
TRUE OR FALSE: If member requests a call in 2 weeks instead of the 10 days, we still need to call within 10 business days per policy
FALSE - we are able to stretch the 10 days out if member requests and it's properly documented.
When a doctor requests this regimen one might think it is to cool down a drink or name of an ole school rapper but it's used to treat Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
ICE
About 55% of blood is this, often straw yellow in color by itself.
Plasma
What term describes persistently elevated blood pressure with an unknown cause?
Primary Hypertension
CA-125 is used to diagnose this type of cancer
Ovarian
When are required times to complete the QOL assessment?
initial enrollment, at program closure/graduation and any other time based on clinical judgment
24hrs, 48hrs, 72hrs or even 96hrs. This drug can be taken home and infused via a home infusion pump system. Better give leucovorin before though!
5FU - Fluorouracil
What is the lifespan of a platelet in the blood?
10 days
When performing CPR what song has been historically used to do compressions?
Staying Alive
Immunoglobulins are used to help diagnose disease, assess response to treatment and look for recurrence in this type of cancer.
Multiple Myeloma