PT140
What are the functions of the blood? pg 645 new
Delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs
Carries wastes from the tissues and organs
Transports cells of the immune system to sites of infection and injury
Name the Granulocytes. pg 651
neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
What is the primary treatment for Iron Deficiency Anemia? pg 646 new
Iron replacement therapy
What are the side effects associated with iron therapy (Ferrous sulfate)? pg 649 new
Dark stools
Nausea and Vomitting
Constipation
What causes "Idiopathic" Thrombocytopenia? pg 643
Unknown Causes
What is the Trade name for filgrastim? pg 652
Neupogen
What is the generic name for Trexall? pg 655
methotrexate
What is the generic name for Rituxan? pg 654
rituximab
What is the generic name for Sprycel? pg 655
dasatinib
What is the Trade Name for epoetin alfa? pg 651 new
Epogen and Procrit
In which type of anemia do the red blood cells have an abnormal shape? pg 648 new
Sickle cell anemia
What is Iron essential for? pg 646
Hemoglobin production
What are the combination drug therapies used in treating Hodgkins Disease? pg 657 new
Adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) and bleomycin, etoposide, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, procarbazine and prednisone (BEACOPP)
What are the treatments for polycythemia vera? pg 650 new
phlebotomy and hydroxyurea
What is Stage IV cancer considered to be? pg 657 new
The most advanced form of cancer
What is Polycythemia? vocab
An increase in the total cell mass of the blood (excessive red blood cell production)
Which classification of chemo agents can cross the blood-brain barrier to reach cancers of the brain? pg 656 new
Nitrosoureas
Genetics can lead to the development of Leukemia. What can also contribute to its development? pg 652-653
Environmental factors
Which blood component is essential for clotting? pg 646 new
Platelets
What is the form of cancer characterized by the production of cancerous hematopoietic stem cells that replace normal white blood cells within the bone marrow? pg 652 new
Leukemia
What are Mitotic inhibitors? pg 653 new
Agents that prevent cellular reproduction and are a group of alkaloids derived from plants
Antimetabolite agents are often used to treat leukemia. How do they work and what are the side effects? pg 653
They work by preventing or interfering with cancer cell reproduction and they have extreme side effects like nausea, vomiting, fever, anorexia, bone marrow suppression, and jaundice
What is the Trade Name for iron dextran? pg 649 new
INFeD
Erythropoietin can be used to treat some types of anemia. Where is it produced and what does it stimulate? pg 646 new
it is produced by the kidneys and it stimulates Red Blood Cell production