Cancer Book Flashcards

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** look at table 24-1, understand the different tests for childhood cancer. what are the nursing responsibilities for each

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biopsy: pain
bone marrow aspiration: pain, anxitey
CT/CAT: anxiety/allergies to contrast
lumbar puncture: pain, anxiety
MRI: anxiety, implants
PET/SPECT: anxiety
XR: anxiety
nuclear: anxiety
ultrasound: anxitey
lab: pain, blood, anxiety

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** lukemia s/s, onset, underlying path, how is it dx’d, how is it treated, complications, long term prognosis for ALL, what findings at time of diagnosis indicate a worse prognosis

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s/s: fever, pallor, over s/s of bleeding, anorexia, petechiae, frank bleeding
onset: peak 2-3 ALL, <2 or adol AML
underlying path: chromosomal predisoption, radiation, chemo, occurs when bone marrow produce immature WBC which fill the marrow
dx’d: blood counts (anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia) and bone marrow aspiration
complications: realpse
long term prognosis for ALL: high, less sequealla than AML
worse prognosis: initial WBC, higher then WBC worse prognosis

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** lukemia treatment duration

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2-3 years
- longer than adults

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** leukemia what lab values do you anticipate

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high WBC, low platelets, low hbg

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** brain tumors: s/s, onset, underlying pathology, how is it dx’d, how is it treated, complications

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s/s: behavioral or neural = HA, N/V, abnormal gait, dizziness, change in vision or hearing
onset: all the way until 19
patho: usually occur below roof od cerebellum and involve the cerebellum, mid brain, and brain stem
dx? CT/MRI/PET/SPECT
treated: depends on type, surgery ration chemo
complicaitons: severe infections, seizures, sensiormotor defect, hydrocephalus, and growth problems

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** when you look at post op complications what are you looking for. what changes in neuro exam and vital signs

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s/s of increased ICP and infection
- tachycardia, irregular resp
s/s of seizures and DI
DI = low blood pressure and increase output

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** wilms tumor
what are the s/s

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asymptomatic, firm, lobulated to one side of the midline in the abdomen, hypertension, hematuria, abdominal pain

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**wilms tumor dx

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ultrasound

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** wilms tumor complications with the mass and after treatment

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w mass: hypertension, bleeding, spread of cancer
tx: liver damage, portal hypertension, mild cirrhosis, kyphosis, socloiosis, glomular damage, 2nd malignancies

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** wilms tumor what are some important nursing considerations

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don’t palpate the mass

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**osteosarcoma, what age of onset is common
what physical findings might the patient present with

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peak indigence is during rapid growth years: G 12, B 13
pain, swelling, limp
- pain may be referred to hip or back

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** osteosarcoma how is it treatmed , complications of treatment, how might complications arise, how would we treat them

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chemo/surgery = amputaiton or salvage
salvage is removal of tumor and place bone graft

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** osteosarcoma what major psychosocial considerations are there

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body apperence due to ampuation

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**lymphoma and non Hodgkin lymphoma who is at risk and what is the etiology

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NHD: geographic, decrease immune, viral infection. malignant tumors of lymphoreticular origin
HD: genetics, viral infection, enviornmental. lymphoid system

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** retinoblastoma how does this present, what is the treatment

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first sign is a white pupil (leukokoria, or cats eye reflect) fixed strabismus, glaucoma, heterchomia
removal of the eye, cryotherapy, photocoagulation, radiation, chemo (sometimes)

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**know all oncologic emergencies and how they are treated
- most common

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tumor lysis, septic shock, bone marrow suppression, GI and CNS bleeding, DIC

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** why is febrile neutropenia an emeegrncy

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possible infection and patient has now neutrophils so not able to fight off infection

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** what is hyperleukocytosis and how is this related to prognosis

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increased production of WBC
higher WBC = worse prognosis

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** what lab values are you going to see for tumor lysis syndrome? who is the highest risk for TLS?

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hypo cal, hyperkal, hyper uric, hyperphos
increase risk with high tumor burden (big tumor =big risk

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** what are some discharge considerations and home teaching

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education: adequate nutritional intake, s/s of infection, decrease exposure to illness, admin meds, N/V
if a port: clean, install heparin
be as normal as possible, play, cancer support group, view child as normal

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process of stem cell transplant

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administer a Letha dose of chemo and radition that will kill cancer cells and then resupply with donor cells

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what are the most commonly occurring solid tumors

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risk factor for Brian tumor

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neuroblastoma

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solid tumor occurring outside of cranium

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when is wilms tumor often discovered
during a bath
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treatment of wilms
removal of affected kidney
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most common tumor of the skeletom
osteosarcoma
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what kind of metastasis occurs with osteosarcoma
lung
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cardinal signs of marrow failure
petechiae frank bleeding joint pain
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electrolytes during leukemia
increase uric acid, pot, phos decrease cal
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chemo stage - indiuction
max cell death
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chemo stage - consolidation
certain type of chemo
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chemo stage - delayed intensification
additional drugs to kill cells that have survival
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chemo stage - mainentence
destroy remaining cells
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Hodgkin s/s
contender, firm, lymphadenopathy - reed Sternberg cells
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non HD s/s
fever wt loss enlarged/nodular lymph glands
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intraocular malignancy of retina
retinoblastoma
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s/s of retinoblastoma
white pupil is first sign red reflex is absent fixed stabismus ortibial inflammation glaucoma heterchomia
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treatment of retinoblastoma
removal of the eye