Oncology Quiz
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what medication has a counseling poing if causing feminization in male patients
A. Megestrol
B. Tamoxifen
C. Leuprolide
D. Anastrozole
Which of the following Gleason scores is considered the most aggressive?
A. 3+3
B. 4+5
C. 3+4
D. 4+4
to express the opposite
A. bout
B. bargain
C. contradict
What is the dose limiting toxicity of vincristine that RX should be counseled on?
A. Neuropathy
B. Nephrotoxicity
C. Ototoxicity
D. Pulmonary toxicity
The nurse is caring for a client with breast cancer and removal of axillary lymph nodes. Which assessment finding is documented and brought to the physician’s attention as potential lymphedema?
A. A reddened area around the breast
B. Fluid accumulation under in the axilla
C. Enlargement of the arm or hand
D. Drainage from the areola
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
A. malignant
B. oesophagus
C. adjacent
Tumors are either __________ or __________
A. Neoplasm & Metasize
B. Benign & Malignant
C. carcinogens or non carcinogens
D. Large or small
As a shift leader making out patient assignments for the oncoming shift, how would you assign care of a patient that has had a sealed radiation source placed?
A. You decide to rotate staff and assign a nurse who has not provided care for the patient.
B. You decide to assign the same nurse who had the patient yesterday to continue providing quality care.
C. None of the options are correct Sealed radiation therapy has no special staffing restrictions.
D. You decide to assign one nurse to care for all the patients undergoing sealed radiation therapy to provide continum of care.
a short period of intense activity of a specified kind
A. buote
B. bait
C. bout
The client who had a right modified radical mastectomy 4 years before is being admitted for a cardiac workup for chest pain. Which intervention is most important?
A. Determine when client had chemo last.
B. Ask client if she received Adriamycin, an antineoplastic agent.
C. Post a message at the head of the bed to not use the right arm.
D. Examine the chest wall for cancer sites.
giving you a good feeling that you have done something valuable, important, etc.
A. sympathetic
B. overwhelming
C. rewarding
The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site
A. lymph node
B. adjacent
C. metastasis
A 33-year-old female client is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. This is the client’s fourth day postoperatively. Her vital signs are temperature 99°F, pulse 82, respirations 18, and blood pressure 152/90. She continues to complain of considerable pain, with a pain rating of 9 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst possible pain. The client was discharged home with a prescription for oxycodone and acetaminophen and has been taking the drugs as prescribed. Which assessment finding would cause the nurse to phone the physician?
A. Itching and slight erythema at the incision site
B. A well-defined oval area near the incision site
C. Small amount of serous drainage at the incision site
D. White blood count (WBC) of 7,000 μL
Viruses can … their DNA into the human genome.
A. invade
B. insert
C. extract
a ceremony in which a deceased person is buried or cremated
A. funeral
B. bout
C. bargain