ONCOLOGY colorectal cancer

Question 1

Colorectal AKA Colon cancer may start as a ____

Answer 1

Polyp

Question 2

what is the most frequent site of metastasis for colorectal cancer?

Answer 2

the liver

Question 3

Anytime your liver is not working properly, think___ FIRST!

Answer 3

bleeding

Question 4

How is constipation related to colorectal cancer?

Answer 4

slow GI motility= increased time of carcinogens in the GI

Question 5

screening for colorectal cancer needs to begin at age__

Answer 5

50;

since people who tend to get it are 50 or older

Question 6

what is the definitive test for colorectal cancer?

Answer 6

colonoscopy

Question 7

a flexible sigmoidoscopy should be done every__ years.

after age 50 or a colonoscopy every___ years after age 50

Answer 7

5

10

Question 8

What are the cardinal signs of obstructed bowels… what will you observe?

Answer 8

• visible peristaltic waves (because the GI is trying to push that bulk out) … this is a good thing to see.

with high pitched bowel sounds with auscultation

Question 9

In a colectomy, is all or part of the colon is removed?

Answer 9

No. only part of the colon

Question 10

with an abdomino- perineal resection.. what is removed? can you take a rectal temp on this patient? why?

Answer 10

colon, anus, and rectum no because they have no rectum. it has been removed.

Question 11

NEVER take a rectal temp on these 3 types of patients!!!

Answer 11

1- thrombocytopenic (may bleed)

2- immunosupressed (may introduce infection or may bleeding and get infection)

3- has had an abdominal-perineal resection (they have no rectum) LMAO!!!