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Wk 10: Adverse effects of cancer treatment Flashcards

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During pre-assessment, what type of things are included during patient assessment?

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  • Psychological
  • Fears
  • Social
  • Self care
  • Eating + drinking
  • Pain assessment
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What are the common side effects associated w/ chemo?

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  • Fatigue
  • Myelosuppression
  • Nausea + vom
  • Inc risk of infection
  • Alopecia
  • Diarrhoea/constipation
  • Neuropathy
  • Mucositis
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What are the potential factors of cancer related fatigue?

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  • Anaemia
  • Wasting
  • Tumour burden
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Pain
  • Treatment
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What is myelosuppression?

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  • Red prod of erythrocytes, WBC + platelets
  • Occurs: 7-10 days after treatment
  • 20 days recovery
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What are the risks of myelosuppression?

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  • Low erythrocytes: anaemia - treat w/ blood transfusion
  • Red WBC: neutropenia
  • Red platelets: thrombocytopenia
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How is myelosuppression managed?

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  • Blood counts before treatment + before each cycle of chemo
  • Low: red dose + delay treatment
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What is given for the prophylaxis of myelosuppression?

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High risk of neutropenia:
- Antibiotics
- Antifungal
- Antiviral

Growth factors:
- G-granulocytes (filgrastim)

  • E-granulocytes (erythropoietin)
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What is neutropenic sepsis?

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Neutropenia w/ temp +/- symptoms of infection (medical emergency)

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What is given to treat neutropenic sepsis?

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Broad spectrum antibiotics:
- Tazocin 48hrs
- Meropenem 48hrs
- Ceftazidime 48hrs

  • Anaerobic cover: metronidazole
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What causes sickness in the body?

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  • Chemo activates NT
  • Chemoreceptor trigger zone (brain) + GI tract
  • Vomiting centre in brain = sickness
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Which patients are more susceptible to nausea + vomiting?

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  • Female
  • Under 50
  • Non drinker
  • Anxious
  • Previous motion sickness/morning sickness
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What is given for chemo triggering the chemoreceptor trigger zone?

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  • Dopamine: metoclopramide
  • Serotonin: ondansetron
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Whats is given for chemo, radiotherapy + surgery triggering the GI tract?

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  • Dopamine: metoclopramide
  • Serotonin: ondansetron
  • Cyclizine
  • Hyoscine
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What is given for anticipation nausea + vomiting?

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Benzodiazepines

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What are the types of N+V?

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  • Acute (w/in 24hrs)
  • Delayed
  • Anticipatory (fear/memory)
  • Breakthrough (despite antiemetics)
  • Refractory
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What are the counselling points for a patient w/ anorexia + taste disturbances?

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  • Eat healthily + liquids
  • Maintain healthy weight
  • Make + freeze meals in advance
  • Avoid fad diets
  • Monitor weight
  • Refer to dietetics
  • May need artificial feeding (TPN) or via PEG/JEG
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What is mucositis?

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  • Oral mucosa vulnerable to chemo due to rapid growth + cell turnover rate
  • Inflammation of mouth = ulceration
  • Inc risk of neutropenia
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What is the management strategy of mucositis?

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  • Good mouth care
  • Mouth wash
  • Good nutrition
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What is mucositis associated with?

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Antimetabolites + anthracyclines

20
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What is the treatment of established mucositis?

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  • Topical analgesics/anaesthetics
  • Topical ineffective: Systemic pain control measures
21
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What are the counselling points for a patient with constipation?

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  • Consider normal bowel function
  • Maintain adequate fluid
  • Healthy diet
  • Gentle exercise
22
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What is given for constipation?

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  • Docusate sodium
  • Macrogol
23
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What needs to be monitored if a patient has constipation?

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Bowel obs or spinal cord compression

24
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What are the complications of diarrhoea?

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  • Dehydration
  • Metabolic disturbances
  • Malnutrition
25
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What is the counselling points for diarrhoea?

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  • Maintain fluid
  • Healthy diet
  • Loperamide prn
  • Seek advice if > 48hrs
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What are the symptoms of diarrhoea associated with irinotecan?

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  • > 24hrs = cholinergic
  • Sweating
  • Hyper salivation
  • Visual disturbances
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Watery eyes
  • Hypo
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How do you treat a patient w/ diarrhoea associated with irinotecan?

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  • REPORT
  • After 24hrs treat w/ loperamide
  • Report if lasts > 24hrs despite loperamide
28
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What is peripheral neuropathy associated with?

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  • Chemo
  • Disease
  • Complication of surgery/radiotherapy
29
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What are important points of peripheral neuropathy?

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  • Initially mild, gradually worsens
  • Dose red required
  • Reversible + irreversible
30
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What are the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy?

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  • Numbness, tingling of hands + feet
  • Burning of hands + feet
  • Numbness round mouth
  • Constipation
  • Loss of sensation + positional sense
  • Leg cramps
  • Difficulty picking things up
31
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What are the symptoms of hand-foot syndrome?

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Palm + sole:

  • Redness
  • Swelling
  • Burning
  • Tenderness
  • Tight skin
  • Blisters
32
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What is hand-foot syndrome caused by?

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  • Capecitabine
  • 5-fluouracil
  • Doxorubicin
33
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What are the counselling points for hand-foot syndrome?

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  • Avoid highly perfumed prods
  • Moisturise
  • Avoid sun exposure
  • Short nails
  • Report rashes + itchiness
34
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What is a preventable measure of alopecia?

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Cold cap

35
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What is tumour lysis syndrome?

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Metabolic disturbances that occurs as result of rapid cell lysis - common w/ leukaemia + lymphoma

36
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How does tumour lysis syndrome occur?

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  • K + phosphate released from dying cells
  • Nucleic acid breakdown = uric acid
  • Hypocalcemia = secondary response to hyperphosphatemia + renal failure
37
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What is the treatment/prevention for tumour lysis syndrome?

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  • IV hydration
  • Manage hyperuricemia (allopurinol)
  • Start 12hrs prior to treatment
38
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What are the longer term effects in terms of infertility + teratogenicity?

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  • Avoid pregnancy esp 1st trimester
  • Amenorrhoea
  • Induce early menopause
  • Sterility: depression of spermatogenesis (pre-counselling + sperm storage)
  • LT effects in children
39
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Give examples of long term effects

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  • 2nd cancer
  • CV/respiratory
  • Psychological issues
40
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What are the side effects of cetuximab?

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  • Targets EGFR on normal skin cells
  • Rashes, dry skin + itching
41
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What are the side effects of hormone therapy in women?

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  • Menopausal symptoms
  • Hair thinning
  • Osteoporosis
  • Thrombosis
42
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What are the side effects of hormone therapy in men?

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  • Muscle strength reduction
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Low libido
  • Hair thinning
43
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Which chemotherapy agents have the highest risk of causing cancer induced nausea + vomiting?

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  • Cisplatin
  • High dose cyclophosphamide
44
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Which chemotherapy agents have the mid risk of causing cancer induced nausea + vomiting?

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  • Carboplatin
  • Low dose cyclophos
  • Doxorubicin
45
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Which chemotherapy agents have a low risk of causing cancer induced nausea + vomiting?

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  • Taxanes
  • 5-fluorouracil
  • Methotrexate
46
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Which chemotherapy agents have the lowest risk of causing cancer induced nausea + vomiting?

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  • Vincristine
  • Bleomycin

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