REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
"-vaptan"s Correct Answers conivaptan: increases UOP without
electrolyte loss. not for Pts with excessive fluid loss
tolvaptan: for hyponatremia r/t HF, cirrhosis, and SIADH
"NO"s for veni-puncture Correct Answers NO:
-bifurcations
-flexion areas (if possible)
-extremities r/t mastectomy
-extremity where there's a shunt for dialysis
-lower extremity
% of total body fluid that's interstitial Correct Answers 30%
% of total body fluid that's plasma Correct Answers 8%
% of total calories than can be provided by PPN Correct
Answers 30%
+1 edema Correct Answers barely detectable
+2 edema Correct Answers 2-4mm
+3 edema Correct Answers 5-7mm
+4 edema Correct Answers more than 7mm
1 cGy = Correct Answers 1 rad
,1 Gy = Correct Answers 100 rads
1 rad = Correct Answers 0.01 joules/kg of tissue
1º cause of death in pt with cancer Correct Answers
INFECTION
1º infection sites Correct Answers lungs
GU
mouth
rectum
peritoneal cavity
blood
2 classes of drugs to treat BPH Correct Answers 5-alpha
reductase inhibitors
alpha-adrenergic blockers
*also erectogenic drugs*
2 major categories of chemo Correct Answers 1. cell cycle
phase non-specific
2. cell cycle phase specific
2 major complications of cancer Correct Answers malnutrition
infection
2 mechanisms of hypothalamic/pituitary regulation Correct
Answers 1. THIRST
2. secretion of ADH = kidneys reabsorb more H2O
,**potential problems: person can't detect or respond to thirst;
other factors can stimulate ADH (stress, nicotine, morphine,
etc...)
2 types of ionizing radiation Correct Answers 1. low energy
beams
2. high energy beams
3 classifications of chemo side effects Correct Answers 1. acute
toxicity
2. delayed effects
3. chronic toxicities
3 components of ECF Correct Answers -interstitial fluid
-plasma
-transcellular (CSF, pericardial, etc..)
3 posible goals of cancer treatment Correct Answers -cure
-control
-palliation
3 stages of cancer development Correct Answers initiation
promotion
progression
3 ways initiation can be acquired Correct Answers chemical
radiation
viral
4 categories of prostatitis Correct Answers acute bacterial
chronic bacterial
, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
4 classes of drugs to treat glaucoma Correct Answers ß-blockers
alpha-agonists
miotics
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
4 options for radical prostatectomy Correct Answers 1. open,
retropubic approach
2. open, perineal approach
3. laproscopic
4. DaVinci
4 types of biopsies Correct Answers punch
incisional
excisional
shave
5-alpha reductase action Correct Answers blocks DHT
5-alpha reductase inhibitor examples Correct Answers "-
steride"s
finasteride
dutasteride
A in CAUTION Correct Answers A sore that won't heal
abnormal cells Correct Answers malignant