emergencies
The nurse identifies a patient with back pain weakness loss of sensation urinary retention constipation what emergency does this relate?
Spinal cord compression
this cell has
specific morphology, smaller nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio
specific differentiated function tight adherence regulated and orderly growth and eupliody
Benign cells
what are the impacts of cancer?
impaired immunity and clotting
altered Gi Function
Altered peripheral nerve function
Motor and sensory deficits
What patient has profound neutropenia?
The patietn with <2,000 cells
<1,000 cells
< 500 cells
a patient presents with a tumor secreting the parathyroid hormone causing a release in CA+
hypercalcemia
Name a step or steps in Primary prevention
avoding carcinogens
modify associated factors
chemoprevention
vaccinations
removal of at risk tissue
what does a patient with mylosupression present with and what is the most concerning?
decreased leukocytes (WBC)
low grade fevers
decreased erythrocytes (RBC)
Decreased Platelets (impaired clotting)
what radiation treatments or combinations will affect only the tissues in the radiation field
Local treatments
(results in damage to DNA cells)
can affect cancer and healthy cells
The patient has had tissue removed due to the Dr. diagnosing some magliant tissue which surgery is this patient likely to have performed?
Prophylactic
based on labs there is a large number of cancer cells being rapidly destroyed
tumor lysis syndrome
Precaution
The patient has radioactive internal chemo seeds what do we want to do for the patient to prevent further harm to the clinical staff
keep patient in private room
give patient own bathroom
place a sign on door
limit visitors 30 min per day
all of the above?
the patient has burns, peeling, and is very sensitive what type of localized side effect is this most likely related to?
radiation dermatitis
hair loss
altered taste
fatigue
bone marrow suppression
tissue fibrosis
on average this 10 day period is considered what for a chemo patient in regards to the WBC
nadir
anc
myleosuppression
WBC
The patient presents with a tumor on the spinal column or verterbrae collapse from the tumor degradtion what is the most likely test to be ordered by the PHC
MRI