Chapter 104 Infections In Cancer

Question 1

25% overall and may be greater in patients with greater debility. This diagnosis is likely in a patient with a depressed mood (dysphoria) and/or a loss of interest in pleasure (anhedonia) for at least 2 weeks

Answer 1

DEPRESSIONS

Question 2

Medical therapy with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor such as ___should be tried, allowing 4–6 weeks for response.

Answer 2

fluoxetine (10–20 mg/d),

sertraline (50–150 mg/d), or paroxetine (10–20 mg/d) or

Question 3

tricyclic antidepressant such as

Answer 3

amitriptyline (50–100 mg/d) or

desipramine (75–150 mg/d)

Question 4

serotonin receptor antagonists ___ are the most effective drugs against highly emetogenic agents, but they are expensive.

Answer 4

ondansetron and granisetron

Question 5

mildly and moderately emetogenic agents, is effective

Answer 5

prochlorperazine, 5–10 mg PO or 25 mg PR

Question 6

___8 mg PO every 6 h the day before therapy and IV on the day of therapy, plus dexamethasone, 20 mg IV before treatment, is an effective regimen.

Answer 6

Ondansetron

Question 7

nutritional intervention as

Answer 7

<10% unexplained body weight loss, serum transferrin level <1500 mg/L (150 mg/dL), and serum albumin <34 g/L (3.4 g/dL).

Question 8

Those who stop smoking have a ___lower 10-year lung cancer mortality rate compared to those who continue smoking, despite the fact that some carcino

Answer 8

30–50%