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what are the names of the 2 types of lymphocytes that lymphoma attacks
T cell
B cell
This symptom involves the skin turning yellow due to liver issues.
What is jaundice?
This type of support involves providing psychological help and counseling to patients and their families.
What is emotional support?
This leukemia primarily affects children.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
A 63 year old with a history of radiation exposure and who is exhibiting the following symptoms most likely has what type of cancer?
Insidious with weakness, pallor, and acute confusion, Enlargement of spleen, liver, and lymph nodes
acute leukemia
What do B lymphocytes do for our immune system?
They make antibodies that help to protect us from germs, viruses and bacteria
what are the lymph nodes that swell up when you have a specific type of infection called?
Reactive lymph nodes
Hyperplastic lymph nodes
Regular monitoring of symptoms and side effects of treatments is part of this nursing responsibility
What is assessing
leukemia is most common in older adults
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Frequent infections in leukemia are due to low levels of this cell type.
neutrophils / white blood cells
Imaging used for staging lymphoma
CT or PET scan
What are the three most common places for lumps to be found if you have Hodgkin Lymphoma?
groin
neck
armpit
Educating patients about their condition, treatment options, and self-care strategies is known as this.
What is patient education
This hallmark cell confirms Hodgkin lymphoma on biopsy.
Reed–Sternberg cells
This triad of problems results from bone marrow failure in leukemia.
anemia, infection, and bleeding
Elevated ESR is often associated with this cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma?
Name 3 risk factors for NHL
Gender, breast implants, age, race, genetics, exposure to chemicals,drugs, or radiation, autoimmune diseases, weakened immune system
This treatment uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells.
What is radiation therapy?
what is the 5 year survival rate for NHL?
79%
These two lab finding helps distinguish leukemia from infection
Differential and peripheral smear
what is the 5 year survival rate for HL?
89%
What are three signs that you may have Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
enlarged lymph nodes, chills, fatigue, weight loss, swollen abdomen, chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, easily bruising/bleeding, severe or frequent infections
This treatment uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
What is chemotherapy?
What is SIADH, where can it be found, and how is it treated/managed?
Syndrome of Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. Water is reabsorbed to excess by the kidney and put into system circulation. most commonly in carcinoma of lung. Managed by: Fluid restriction, Increased sodium intake, and Drug therapy with demeclocycline that works in opposition to antidiuretic hormone
What are 5 important elements to remember when caring for someone with thrombocytopenia? (there are 7)
1.Handle client gently 2.Use lift sheet when moving or positioning the client in bed 3. Avoid IM injections or venipunctures 4.Use smallest gauge needles if IV is necessary 5.Hold pressure to needle stick sites for at least 10 minutes 6.Apply ice to areas of trauma 7.Test all urine and stool for occult blood