Common respiratory S/S that are present during the assessment of an obese patient
What is increased work of breathing, wheezing, rapid shallow breathing
100
The ___ ___ ___ are cure, control, and palliation.
What is cancer treatment goals?
200
Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biologic and targeted therapy
What are treatment options
200
Nutrition provided through the GI tract via a tube, catheter, or stoma
What is enteral nutrition?
200
Ratio of proliferating cells to G0 cells
What is growth fraction?
200
Diagnosis: Obesity
What is a BMI of over 30 kg/m
200
____ is energy that is emitted from a source and travels through space or material; it can be absorbed into tissue to break the chemical bonds in DNA
What is radiation or radiation therapy?
300
cure, control, palliation
What are treatment goals
300
Fat soluble vitamins.
What are Vitamins A, D, E & K
300
Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia
What is hematologic toxicities/myelosuppression?
300
Planning: modify eating patterns, participate in regular physical activity, achieve and maintain weight loss to a specified level, and minimize or prevent health problems r/t obesity
What is goals of care for an obese patient
300
___ is the use of chemicals as a systemic therapy for cancer; it is used to eliminate or reduce the number of malignant cells in the primary tumor and metastatic tumor cells
What is chemotherapy?
400
A complication of continued cancer malignancy or side effects of treatment, characterized by fat and muscle depletion.
What is malnutrition
400
Proper patient positioning to prevent aspiration
What is an elevation of the HOB to a minimum of 30 degrees, but preferably 45 degrees
400
IV meds administered into surrounding tissue
Symptoms: burning, erythema, firmness, ulceration, necrosis
Can lead to loss of limb or death
What is extravasation?
400
Interventions: Nutritionist consult, counseling for emotional issues r/t body image, exercise plan, lifestyle modification
What is interventions you can facilitate with an obese patient for weight loss
400
___ is the most common form of radiation treatment delivery
What is teletherapy?
500
A metabolic emergency manifested by apathy, depression, fatigue, muscle weakness, ECG changes, polyuria and nocturia, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and serum levels > 12mg/ dL
What is hypercalcemia
500
In order: glycogen, skeletal protein, fat stores, visceral protein
What is the order in which the body obtains substrates for energy?
500
Hormonal agent for treating breast cancer
What is antiestrogens? (tamoxifen)
500
Evaluation: Recorded decrease in BMI, patient expressing a need for change
What is signs an obese patient has adhered to their treatment plan
500
The role of ____ in the treatment of cancer are: prevention; diagnosis; palliation of symptoms; rehabilitation; diagnostic and treatment goals; cure and/or control of cancer; and supportive care.