Chapter 15
extended emotional response to a traumatic event
PTSD
A patient who has a lumpectomy has what type of tissue removed?
tumor
delirium induced by cessation of ingesting excessive amounts of alcohol over a long period of time
delirium tremens
is the system circulation of cancer-destroying medicine
Chemotherapy
an uncontrollable impulse to pull one’s hair out by the roots
trichotillomania
Characterized by recurrent, distressing, and unavoidable preoccupations or irresistible drives to perform specific rituals
OCD
What is a 3-D image-guided breast biopsy called?
stereotactic mammography
reliance on an object as stimulus for sexual arousal and pleasure
fetishism
To what does the term lymph node dissection refer?
removal of clinically involved lymph nodes
headache of vascular origin
migraine
A disorder characterized by impairment of social interaction and repetitive patterns of inappropriate behavior
Asperger Syndrome
Immunotherapy uses the body’s own __________ to attack cancer cells.
defense system
disorder characterized by an impulsive, unpredictable mood and self-image, resulting in unstable relationships
A bone marrow transplant may be done to replace normal production of
blood
weather-induced depression resulting from decreased ambient light
SAD
A condition characterized by hostile, disobedient behavior is
ODD
If the margins of the tissue surrounding a cancer are negative, what does that mean?
No cancer
progressive loss of memory, personality changes, and loss of touch with reality
dementia
Oncology is the study of:
Tumor
exaggerated sense of well-being not based on reality
euphoria
seeming unawareness of and disconnection with one’s surroundings
stupor
True or False: Tumors that grow rapidly, recur, and invade tissue are usually benign.
False
effort to conceal a memory gap by fabricating a believable but untrue story
confabulation
An abbreviation for malignant tumor of the bladder is:
TCC (Transitional cell carcinoma)
Samples of friable lesions may be obtained by scraping with sharp instruments in which type of biopsy?
needle aspiration