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Limit MCT oil to __ mL/day
100 mL/day (6.5 tbsp or 760 kcal)
macrobiotic diet does not include
mango pineapple and papaya
zoledronic acid (zometa) is used for what
bone mets
zoledronic acid should be given with what vitamins
500 mg calcium, 400 IU vit D
St Johns Wort increases/decreases activity of vinblastine (velban) and vincristine (oncovin)
decreases by inducing cyt P4503A4 (CYP3a4): found in liver and intestine oxidizes xenobiotics like toxins or drugs to they can be removed from the body
grapefruit juice can increase a drugs activity by inhibiting enzyme responsible for drugs metabolism. what is one example of this
grapefruit juice and docetaxel resulted in reduced clearance by 15%
3-4 foods that can alter CYP3a4 (and thus alters drugs efficacy/toxicity)
pomegranate, grapefruit, star fruit, seville oranges citrus juicecs
5 supplements that affect Cyp3a enzymes
St Johns Wort, Black cohosh, ginseng, gingo bilboa, goldenseal
which drug causes pharyngolaryngeal dysesthesia
(cold feeling) oxaliplatin (eloxatin)
high vomiting chemos
cyclophosphamide H, doxorubicin M, cisplatin H, ifosfamide M, mechlorethamine H, carmustine H dacarbazine H
streptozotocin (zanosar) can alter what metabolism
glucose- hypoglycemia
what should women not take within 2 hrs of tamoxifin
antacids
on EN hyponatremia may be caused by overhydration, GI sodium losses and what
SIADH
2 types of targeted therapy
monoclonal antibodies, small-molucule drugs (end in mab)
- these work by targeting proteins or genes the help stop cancer from growing or spreading
leucovorin (reduced form of folic acid) is given to decrease side effects of methotrexate but is also given with fluorouracil which does what
makes side effects more severe
what drug is used as an antidote for chemotherapy
uridine triacetate (vistogard)
cytokines
protein mediators produced by inflammatory cells which signal metabolic changes
- those related to cancer cachexia = cachectic, TNF, interleukin 1,6, interferon
tumor necrosis factor
hormone like protein that releases fat from fat stores reduces the concentration of enzymes required for the production and storage of fat and induces stage of anorexia