Oncology Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a benign tumor
A. A name derived its cell of origin, such as “fibroma” or “chondroma”
B. A fibrous capsule surrounding the growth
C. Tumor cells expressing proteins unique to many different cell types
D. Tumor cells expressing proteins unique to one type of cell
The patient will receive oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin. Leucovorin is included in the chemotherapy regimen to:
A. Reduce fluorouracil toxicity
B. Increase fluorouracil cytotoxicity
C. Reduce oxaliplatin toxicity
D. Increase oxaliplatin cytotoxicity
Why does chemotherapy cause nausea and a person’s hair to fall out?
A. The dying tumor cells cause these effects on the body
B. Chemotherapy kills all rapidly dividing cells in the body
C. These are effects of the cancer and not from the chemotherapy
D. The chemotherapy stops all cell division within a cell
A client with a diagnosis of gastric cancer has been unable to tolerate oral food and fluid intake and her tumor location rules out the use of enteral feeding. What intervention will best meet this client’s nutritional needs?
A. Administration of parenteral feeds via a peripheral IV
B. Parenteral nutrition given via a peripherally inserted central catheter
C. Insertion of an NG tube for administration of feeds
D. Maintaining NPO status and IV hydration until treatment completion
Viruses can … their DNA into the human genome.
A. invade
B. insert
C. extract
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.
a short period of intense activity of a specified kind
A. buote
B. bait
C. bout
An average risk 55-year-old premenopausal woman with no smoking history should not be counseled regarding the following procedures as part of routine cancer screening?
A. Pap with HPV DNA test, every 5 years
B. Mammogram, annually
C. Colonoscopy, every 10 years
D. Low-dose helical computed tomography, annually
A patient presents to your clinic with new onset metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases. He is initiated on docetaxel for 6 cycles. He is complaining about significant back pain. Which of the following would you recommend?
A. Sipuleucel-T
B. Radium-223
C. Abiraterone
D. Enzalutamide
a ceremony in which a deceased person is buried or cremated
A. funeral
B. bout
C. bargain
to express the opposite
A. bout
B. bargain
C. contradict
Which of the following agents is considered a second-generation antiandrogen?
A. Bicalutamide
B. Ketoconazole
C. Enzalutamide
D. Abiraterone
Which of the following patients with small cell lung cancer should receive prophylactic cranial irradiation?
A. Patients with limited-stage SCLC who achieve a complete response to their initial therapy.
B. Patients with extensive-stage SCLC who do not respond to their initial therapy.
C. All patients with limited-stage SCLC.
D. All patients with extensive-stage SCLC.
_________ is the process by which the body produces blood cells and blood plasma.
A. Myelosuppresion
B. Hematopoiesis
C. Homestatis
D. Neoplasm
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
