Approach To Patient With Cancer Flashcards

1
Q

What s the most significant risk factor for all cancer?

A

Age

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2
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At what percent does man has risk for developing cancer

A

44%

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3
Q

What percent does woman has risk for cancer

A

38%

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4
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It is the second leading cause of death next to heart disease

A

Cancer

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5
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At what age does cancer overtake heart disease as one of the leading cause f death?

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<85 y.o

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6
Q

What is the most common cancer and the most common cause of death?

A

Lung cancer

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7
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Second most common cancer

A

Breast cancer

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8
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What are the top 8 common cancer

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  1. Lung
  2. Breast
  3. Prostate
  4. Colorectal
  5. Liver
  6. Cervical
  7. Esophageal
  8. Stomach
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9
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Cancer common in more developed countries

A

Lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal CA

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10
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Cancer common in less developed countries?

A

LEC

Live, Cervical and esophageal CA

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11
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More common in asia than north America or Africa

A

Stomach CA

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12
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Common ON africa

A

LIVER, CERVICAL AND BREAST CA

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13
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What diagnosis of CA relies most heavily on?

A

Invasive biopsy

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14
Q

MOST COMMON SE of chemotherapy

A

Nausea with or without vomiting

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15
Q

Most common side effects of treatment a

A

Nausea and vomiting
Febrile neutropenia
Myelosuppression

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16
Q

Appearance of all evidence of dx

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Complete response

17
Q

> 50% reduction in the sum of the products or the perpendicular diameters of all measurable leasions

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Partial response

18
Q

Appearance of new lesions or inc number >25% of the sum of products of perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions

A

Progressive disease

19
Q

Tumor shrinkage or growth that does not meet any of these criteria

A

Stable disease

20
Q

What are the recommended follow up of px with cancer

A
Every month in 6-12 mon
Every other month for a year
Every 3 months for a yr
Every 4 months for a yr
Every 6 mo for a yr 
Annually
21
Q

What is the major determinant of life

A

Supportive care

22
Q

What is the major cause of pain in cancer

A

Invasion of tumor in bone, nerves, BV

23
Q

20% of pain is due to what

A

Chemoradiation injury, surgical or invasive injury

24
Q

What type of emesis that occurs Within 24 h of tx

A

Acute emesis

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Emesis that occur 1-7 days after tx
Delayed emesis
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What emesis that occurs before the chemotherapy
Anticipatory emesis
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What is the tx for delayed emesis
Dexamethasone and meticlopramide
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Mikd and moderate ematogenic agents
Prochlorperazine 5-10 mg po
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What type of cancer has the side effect of pleural effusin
Lung, breast and lymphoma
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What is the tx for pleural effusion if symptomatic
Thoracocentesis
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Tx when the effusion recur for 2 weeks
Chest tube drainage
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Drug of choice in effusion
Doxycycline
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Target of the chest tube drainage
<100 ml in 24 hr
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Major complications of pericardial effusion
Fol Fluid overload Occlusion Leakage
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What drug that improve nutritional status
Megestrol acetate
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Most common causes of death in patients with cancer
Infection Respiratory failure Hepatic and renal failure
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Treatment for symptomatic pericardial effusion
Creating a pericardial window or by stripping the pericardium