Pharmacology
Vitamin C improves the digestion of this medication.
What is iron supplements?
The fatty bone marrow associated with this disorder results in pancytopenia (lack of RBCs).
What is aplastic anemia?
As RBCs break in this disorder, the bilirubin level increases resulting in jaundice.
What is sickle cell anemia?
Hemarthrosis (bleeding into muscles and joints) causes acute pain on this disorder.
What is Hemophilia?
The term used to describe the condition of abnormal growth of WBCs
What is leukemia?
This vitamin is used in the treatment of DIC.
What is Vitamin K?
Remember: Vitamin K is necessary for blood clotting.
The hallmark of this disorder is RBCs that become crescent-shaped.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Treatment of this disorder includes phlebotomy, chemotherapy and low dose radiation.
What is polycythemia vera?
These disorders are characterized by pallor, weakness, fatigue, SOB, rapid pulse and a decrease in mature WBCs.
What is Leukemia?
The classifications of the TNM tumor staging system
What is tumor size, lymph node involvement and distant metastases?
The medication prescribed to slow the progression of multiple myeloma.
What is Thalidomide or Lenalidomide (which has fewer side effects)?
In this disorder, sludge in the blood results in thrombosis and occlusion of vessels.
What is Polycythemia Vera?
The latest treatment for hemophilia involves factors made from ______________ ___.
What is recombinant DNA?
This symptom of spinal cord compression in multiple myeloma indicates an oncological emergency.
What is loss of bladder and bowel control?
The three factors to consider for the nurses safety when caring for patients with internal radiation (brachytherapy).
What is time, distance and shielding?
This chemotherapy medication, used to treat AML, results in increased uric acid levels due to massive malignant cell death.
What is Busulfan?
This life-threatening disorder involves massive clotting followed by diffuse bleeding.
What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Remember: Accelerated clotting causes exhaustion of clotting factors and platelets results in massive hemorrhage.
Preparation for this treatment of leukemia involves high dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation.
What is a bone marrow transplant?
The distinguishing feature of Hodgkin Disease.
What is the presence Reed-Sternberg cells?
Remember: A few sips of alcohol causes intense pain in patients with Hodgkin Disease.
The term for a reduction in platelets increasing the risk of bleeding.
What is thrombocytopenia?
Asparaginase, a chemotherapy agent used to treat ALL, requires normal _____________ function to be used.
What is pancreatic?
Platelet destruction by the patient's immune system in this disorder results in petechiae, ecchymoses, bleeding from mouth, nose or GI tract.
What is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)?
This type of bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor.
What is an allogenic transplant?
Remember: An autologous transplant harvests, chemically treats/cleans, stores and later reinfuses the patient's own bone marrow.
Enlarged, painless, rubbery nodes in the cervical, supraclavicular, axilla and groin areas along with enlarged tonsils and adenoids are symptoms of this disorder.
What is non-hodgkin lymphoma?
The term for low WBC counts making patients susceptible to infection.
What is leukopenia or neutropenia?