Neutropenia Flashcards
1
Q
What is neutropenia?
A
low neutrophil count
2
Q
what can happen due to low neutrophil count?
A
increase risk of infection and sepsis epically in chemotherapy
3
Q
what do you use for low neutropenia?
A
recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF)
4
Q
What are some examples of recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor?
A
filgrastim, lenograstim, pegfilgrastim and lipegfilgrastim
5
Q
how does recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor work?
A
stimulates neutrophil production leading to reduced duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia leading to reduced incidences of febrile neutropenia
