Chemotherapy
This Power Plan should be ordered, but not initiated prior to each chemotherapy infusion
What is the Infusion Reaction Protocol?
Patients receiving rituximab for the first time must be monitored for this.
What is a hypersensitivity reaction?
In this type of stem cell transplant, the patient receives cells from a matched donor.
What is an allogeneic transplant?
The Neutropenic Fever Algorithm is located here
What is the pharmacy department on the intranet?
This describes the condition when large numbers of dividing cancer cells release their contents into the blood stream.
What is Tumor Lysis Syndrome?
This medication may cause cardiotoxicity and an echocardiogram is generally obtained prior to starting.
What is doxorubicin?
This medication must never be flushed/bolused into the patient.
What is Blinatumomab?
GVHD commonly presents in these 3 organ systems.
What is skin, liver and gut?
The RN should look here to see what type of tubing to use for administering cryoprecipitate
What is the Transfusion of Blood Products Policy?
Antibiotics should be administered within this timeframe after a new temperature of 38.3 C
What is 30 minutes?
The recommended time frame for standard chemo precautions.
What is 48 hours from the last dose?
This treatment uses bi-specific antibodies to direct T cells and other immune cells to the surface of a cancer cell, increasing the cytotoxic effects of the drug on the cell.
What is a BiTE Therapy?
This immunosuppressive medication must be administered through a dedicated lumen.
What is tacrolimus?
Staff can find the UNMH "Assessment of Risk" for Hazardous Drugs here.
What is the Safe Handling of Hazardous Medication Policy?
A one time temperature greater than 38.3 C or a temperature of 38.0C lasting for an hour.
What is neutropenic fever?
For this chemo, you must follow the titration protocol if it is the first time the patient has received the medication?
What is docetaxel or paclitaxel ?
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors have which common dose limiting toxicity
What is diarrhea?
Patient T cells are extracted, engineered to target a specific antigen and infused back into the patient.
What is CAR T therapy?
The video describing how to change a needleless connector is located here
What is Infection Prevention and Control on the intranet
This chemotherapy requires it's own labelled black bin for disposal.
What is Arsenic?
The chemotherapy requires daily EKG monitoring for a prolonged QT interval?
What is Arsenic Trioxide?
Rituximab binds to this marker on B cells?
What is CD20?
This medication is used to manage Grade 2 neurotoxicity in CAR-T patients.
What is dexamethasone?
I need to verify if this medication is a vesicant
What is the ONS Chemotherapy Guidelines book?
Cancer patients are at a greater risk for this vascular complication.
What is a thrombus?