Leukemia

Question 1

______develops during the formation of blood and lymphocytes pluripotent stem cells form into erythrocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, platelets, or lymphocytes

Answer 1

Leukemia

Question 2

With leukemia, hematopoietic or lymphopoietic production is

Answer 2

uncontrolled and accelerated

Question 3

Leukemic cells build up in the bone marrow, which can affect the production of

Answer 3

red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

Question 4

What staging does leukemia cancer use

Answer 4

FAB (French, American, British)

Question 5

A common treatment for leukemia is _________ which require require total body irradiation (TBI)

Answer 5

bone marrow transplant

Question 6

______ is a overgrowth of unhealthy lymphoblasts, B lymphocytes, or T lymphocytes which limits the growth of healthy cells

Answer 6

ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia)

Question 7

ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) is the most common

Answer 7

pediatric disease

Question 8

ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) most commonly occurs in ages

Answer 8

2-3

Question 9

______is a Overgrowth of cells that are unable to differentiate in response to hormonal signals and cellular interactions

Answer 9

AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia)

Question 10

AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) is the most common type of

Answer 10

acute leukemia in adults

Question 11

AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) patients are typically older than

Answer 11

40

Question 12

AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) is diagnosed because

Answer 12

Auer rods are present in leukemic cells

Question 13

_________ is an Increased number of leukemic cells in the bone marrow, blood, lymph nodes, and spleen

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CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

Question 14

For CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) bone marrow function is

Answer 14

lessened

Question 15

CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) is ____% of all leukemias

Answer 15

30%

Question 16

Risk of developing CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) increases with

Answer 16

age

Question 17

FOr CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) _____ is not a risk factor

Answer 17

exposure to radiation

Question 18

______ is an Abnormal hematopoietic stem cells that contain the Philadelphia chromosome (Phil)

Answer 18

CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia)

Question 19

CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) increases

Answer 19

granulocytes and megakaryocytes

Question 20

CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) is common in age

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mid-60

Question 21

there are three stages of CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) which are

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chronic, accelerated, and blast crisis

Question 22

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) is main treatment for

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ALL, AML, CML

Question 23

__________ is where Healthy bone marrow is taken from an appropriate donor and is then introduced into the patient who has diseased bone marrow that has been destroyed by chemotherapy or total body irradiation (TBI)

Answer 23

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Question 24

Who are the best donors for Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Answer 24

Identical twins - Syngenic

Question 25

______BMT; the patient’s own bone marrow is reinfused after leukemic cells have been removed

Answer 25

Autologous

Question 26

______BMT: bone marrow is donated by a compatible donor (family member or stranger)

Answer 26

Allogeneic