Pathophysiology
The main cause of Lung Cancer.
What is Smoking?
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Can be chronic, dry with phlegm, severe or with blood.
What is a cough?
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The initial diagnostic test performed on patients with suspected lung cancer.
What is a chest X-ray?
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The meaning of NSCLC and SCLC.
What is Non-small cell lung cancer and Small cell lung cancer?
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The noise heard when auscultating the lung sounds of a cancer patient.
What is wheezing?
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Causes mutations in the epithelial cells.
What is a carcinogen?
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Reduced desired to eat.
What is loss of appetite?
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The staging system that uses four stages and two subtypes.
What is the TNM classification system?
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The main treatment for SCLC.
What is chemotherapy?
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This health promotion will help reduce the number of patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
What is smoking cessation?
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Grows slowly over 8 to 10 years, and has to be 1 cm to be detected on an X-ray.
What is a tumor?
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Weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
What is fatigue?
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The diagnostic test to further evaluate the lung mass.
What is a CT scan?
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The treatment used to reduce tumor mass before surgical resection.
What is radiation therapy?
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A new diagnosis, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and knowledge of the high immortality rate may cause added ________ for patients with lung cancer.
What is stress?
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The two channels that tumors metastasize through.
What is circulatory system and lymphatic system?
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Having vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness.
What is hoarseness?
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The three necessary function tests when completing an accurate assessment.
What are liver function tests, renal function tests, and pulmonary function tests?
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Other treatments used to prevent airway wall collapse and delay extension of tumor into the airway.
What is airway stenting?
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This nursing diagnosis is related to the inability for air to move to the lungs.
What is ineffective airway clearance?
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