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Oncology Terminology
Medical Interventions
Side Effects of CA Treatment
OT Interventions
OT Settings
100
Another term for cancer
What is CARCINOMA
100
The use of drugs to destroy cancer cells.
What is CHEMOTHERAPY
100
Severe edema in the limbs following removal of lymph nodes.
What is LYMPHEDEMA
100
Techniques to manage fatigue during cancer treatment.
What is ENERGY CONSERVATION
100
Client is hospitalized with pneumonia following lung biopsy.
What is ACUTE CARE
200
Abnormal cell growth
What is a NEOPLASM
200
Radiation therapy delivered by a machine outside the body.
What is EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY
200
Depleted O2 levels in the blood due to reduced hemoglobin.
What is ANEMIA
200
Reducing the number of steps required to complete daily tasks.
What is WORK SIMPLIFICATION
200
Client receive 3-5 hours of therapy daily to regain strength, endurance and ADL independence.
What is INPATIENT REHABILITATION
300
A cancer of blood-forming cells.
What is LEUKEMIA
300
Another name for internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed in the body near cancer cells
What is BRACHYTHERAPY
300
Severe impairment of the body's immune response due to limited white blood cells
What is NEUTROPENIA
300
Techniques to regain shoulder joint mobility following mastectomy.
What is ROM
300
The patient receives visits at his residence, including nursing, OT and respiratory therapy.
What is HOME HEALTH CARE
400
A blood cancer that results from abnormal lymphocytes or white blood cells.
What is LYMPHOMA
400
A diagnostic tool that is effective in identifying rapid cell formation (tumors) anywhere in the body.
What is a PET SCAN (Positron Emission Tomography)
400
Hair loss due to cancer treatment.
What is ALOPECIA
400
OT intervention for healed radiation burns to the skin.
What is SCAR MANAGEMENT
400
The client attends therapy sessions 3x/week at a local clinic for treatment of lymphedema.
What is OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION.
500
A cancer that moves to other areas of the body outside the boundaries of the original tumor.
What is a METASTASES
500
Surgical removal of diseased lymph tissue.
What is a LYMPHECTOMY.
500
Impaired motor and sensory nerve function in the hands &/or feet.
What is PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY.
500
Tools needed to perform colostomy care independently in the presence of neuropathy.
What is ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT
500
The client receives end-of-life care in her home with her family nearby.
What is HOSPICE CARE