week 5 chemo and radiation Flashcards
with ___ treatments, you want to cure, control and do palliation
cancer
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, active listen to concerns
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, manage your own discomfort
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, give clear explanations and repeat if needed
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, give written info about reinforcement
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, refer to oncology when possible
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, you manage your own discomfort and avoid hindering explaining feelings and avoid technical lang
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___, you manage discomfort by listening when impt and encourage the pt to share their feelings
nurse
when cancer is diagnosed, you need to as a ___ ask caring questions
nurse
when curing cancer you see it end in the usual __ span
life
when controlling cancer, you see the usual or reduced __ span
life
when doing palliation, you end in ____ care
hospice
CELL TYPE and LOCATION AND SIZE OF TUMOR help determine what __ is used
therapy
disease extent and status help determine what ___is used
therapy
expressed needs and desires help determine what type of therapy is ___
used
surgery alone or periods of adjunctive systemic therapy is ___ therapy
curative
time frame to “cure” may differ according to tumor and characteristics
curative therapy(hopefully the greatest disease eradication)
initial course and maintenance therapy is __ treatment
control
relief and control of symptoms and maintain QOL are palliation. torf?
true
may include surgery, chemo and radiation, biologic, and targeted therapy
curative therapy
testicular cancer can be cured with ___, chemo and radiation
surgery
with control, you cant cure it but can ___
maintain
multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are control treatments. torf?
true
surgery is the __ form of cancer treatment and meets a variety of goals
oldest
we are trying to go toward less radical surgeries. torf?
true
with surgery you can: prevent, cure and control and do palliation and ____
support
chemo is the __ of chemicals and the mainstay for most solid tumors and cancers
use
chemo can offer: cure, control or palliative care. torf?
true
want to cure with chemo: brkitts lymphoma and testicular cancer. torf?
tru
want to cure with chemo: hodgkins lymphoma and acute lymphocytic leukemia. torf?
true
want to cure with chemo: neuroblastoma and wilms tumor. torf?
tru
want to control with chemo: breast cancer and nonhodgkins lymphoma.torf?
tru
want to control with chemo: small cell lung cancer. torf?
tru
want to do palliation with chemo: to relieve pain, relieve obstruction and improve well __
being
Effective against dividing cells, so cancer cells escape death by staying in G0 phase (resting phase) is done with chemo. torf?
true
the ___ of chemo are Presence of drug-resistant resting and noncycling cells
problem
with chemo, As tumors get bigger, more cells become inactive and convert to go. torf?
true
when handling chemo ___, there is an occupational hazard
agents
when handling chemo ___, the drugs can be absorbed thru skin and inhalation
agents
when handling chemo ___, be trained to do it
agents
chemo can be given by: oral, IM, or IV(most ___)
common
IV chemo is given at the CVAD bc __ vessels and frequent administration.
large
IV chemo can be given in____ bc continuous and intermittent administration and give other fluids(blood and electrolytes)
CVAD
with regional chemo, the drug goes directly to tumor site and has a ___ concentration of drug with less systemic toxicity
hgih
regional chemo is: intraarterial and inteaperitoneal . torf?
true
regional chemo is: intrathecal or intravetricular. torf?
tru
regional chemo is: intravesical bladder. torf?
true
intraarterial is thry arteries that supply __
tumor
intraperitoneal delivers drug to peritoneal __ for treating peritoneal metastases
cavity
intraarterial is used for osteogenic sarcoma and liver cancers. torf?
true
inraarterial is used for: neck and head and bladder cancers. torf?
true
intraarterial is used for: cervix cancer and melanoma. torf?
tru
intraperitoneal is when you give 1-2 L to peritoneum for 4 hours then drain the fluid that was dwelling. torf?
-true
intrathecal or intraventricular ass with lumbar puncture and injecting into subarachnoid space. torf?
true
intravesicular bladder is the agent is added to the bladder by cath and retained for 1-3 hours. torf?
true
chemo ___ dont distinguish between normal and healthy tissue
agents
chemo ___ are normal cells are destroyed
side effects
the classes of ADR of chemo are: acute, delayed, and chronic. you see neutropenia. torf?
true
chemo drugs given in combo are calc by Body SA and involve drugs with different MOA. torf?
true
when the cancer cells mutate, there is ___ to chemo
resistence
___is the oldest nonsurgical cancer treatments
radiation
50% OF PTS GET RADIAITON.TORF?
TRUE
emission of energy from a source and travels through space or some material
radiation
low and high beams involved in radiation. torf?
true
expand energy quickly, for skin lesions, and penetrate a short distance
low energy beams
GREATER depth of penetration and good for ___ dosing of internal targets while sparing skin is high energy beam
optimal
with radiation, the nonmencalture is Gv(grey) or cGV(centigray) and 1 cGv=__
1 rad
100 cGv=1 __
G(grey)
total doses of __ are divided into fractions
radiation
Typically delivered once a day for 5 days a week for 2 to 8 weeks is standard ___ with radiation
fractionation
certain tumors are __ suspectible to radiation than others
more
immobilization device is the one where you trap the head. torf?
true
radiation is used to treat a __ of the body
area
radiation is __ a primary treatment for systemic disease
not
radiation can be used by itself or with chemo or with ___ to treat primary tumors & for palliation of metastatic lesions
surgery
teletherapy is also called ____ radiation
external
the most common radiation treatment is teletherapy. torf?
true
the pt is exposed to radiation from a megavolt machine in teletherapy. torf?
true
gamma knife tech is using ___
cobalt
cyclotron is using neurons and protons. torf?
true
linear accelerator is using ionizing radiation. torf?
true
internal radiation is also called bradytherapy and uses the ___ or insertion of radioactive materials into or close to tumor
implantation
minimal exposure to healthy tissue and commonly used with external radiation is ___ radiation
internal
the pt is emitting radioactivity and limit the amt of time near pts being treated with internal radiation. you can organize care and use shielding and wear a film badge to mon ___
exposure
chemo and radiation side ___ are bone marrow suppression and fatigue
effects
chemo and radiation side ___ are GI disturbances and skin/mucosal reactions
effects
chemo and radiation side ___ are pulm and repro effects
effects
with bone marrow suppression you can see myelosuppresion(___ common side effects of chemo)
most
with bone marrow suppression you can see treatment induced reductions in RBC/WBC results in: infection, hemmorhage, or ___ fatigue
overwhelming
with bone marrow suppression you can see there are __ with neutropenic conditions
precautions
with radiation, the bone marrow within treatment field is effected but with ___ the whole body is effected
chemo
if receiving chemo, the ___ common effect is neutropenia
most
for bone marrow suppresion, it occurs in RBC after 3 ___
weeks
for bone marrow suppresion, it happens in WBC within 1-2 ___
weeks
for bone marrow suppresion, it happens in PLTs withing 2-3 ___
weeks
skin reactions occur in the radiation treatment field. torf?
true
skin reactions can be acute or chronic. torf?
true
skin reactions can develop 1-24 hours after treatment or progressive as treatment dose ______
accumulates