Cancer

Types of Tumors

100

This is the most common malignant tumor and is associated with UV radiation and smoking?

What is carcinoma

200

This is a benign tumor that affects the connective tissue?

What is fibromas

300

This is a benign tumor that affects the fat tissues?

What is lipoma

400

This is a malignant tumor that affects pigments of the skin

What is melanoma

500

This malignant tumor affects the lymphatic system, spleen, and lymph nodes

What is lymphomas

American Cancer Society

100

This affects 1:8 women and 1:1,000 men and self exam should start early in age.

What is breast self-examination

200

This is the 3rd most common cancer in men and women in the U.S. and having ulcerative colitis and Crohn's are risk factors of this.

What is colorectal cancer

300

Over 1 million people are diagnosed with this yearly. Risk factors for this are UV radiation and people that have fair freckling skin

What is skin cancer

400

This is the most common type of cancer in men and the second leading cause of death in men.

What is prostate cancer

500

Risk factors for this type of cancer is chlamydia and long term use of birth control pills

What is cervical cancer

Pharmacology

100

When reinforcing education about this drug you should tell them that they should drink copious amounts of fluid to prevent hemmorhagic cystitis and you will be monitoring for hematuria.

What is cytoxan

200

This drug may cause edema, increased thirst and urination, hypercalcemia, and a decrease in the effects of estrogen?

What is tamoxifen

300

Bone Marrow suppression is the most dangerous side effect of this drug

What is chemotherapy

400

A type of treatment where no one under the age of 18 and no pregnant women can visit?

What is internal (implanted) radiation

500

This causes erythema and peeling of the skin

What is radiation

Cancer Emergencies

100

Risk factors for this are cancer of the lung, breast, or kidney and can cause renal failure if it goes untreated

What is hypercalcemia

200

This causes intense pain, weakness, altered sensation in the arms and legs and impaired bowel and bladder function

What is Spinal cord compression

300

Signs and symptoms of this are redness and edema in the face, distended neck veins, dyspnea, tachycardia and is seen is Kaposi's sarcoma

What is superior vena cava syndrome

400

This can be seen in pancreatic cancer and causes water intoxication, confusion, psychosis, loss of deep tendon reflexes, and seizures.

What is syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

500

This happens when the normal clotting process is exaggerated and can cause prolonged bleeding from venipuncture, GI bleeding, and even heart failure

What is Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Nursing Care

100

The nurse needs to educate their patient receiving Chemotherapy about what type of diet?

What is High protein, high calorie

200

The nurse can prevent complications of leukopenia by doing what?

What is Frequent handwashing

300

The nurse is taking care of a patient that is having frequent nose bleeds and knows that her platelet count is low. The nurse knows that this patient cannot have any invasive procedures because she has what?

What is thrombocytopenia

400

The nurse is getting ready to give his patient IV Chemotherapy, which is a vesicant drug. He knows that this is best given by what route?

What is a central line

500

The nurse is educating her patient and states " you should do this monthly 7-10 days after your menses? What is she reinforcing?

What is self-breast examination