Mometrix Study Questions with correct answers

Skin damage from radiation takes___________ to heal - Answer approximately 3 months radiation damage stage 1 - Answer erythema, dryness, itching radiation damage stage II - Answer epidermis begins to slough off radiation damage stage III - Answer moist blistering skin, serous drainage, pain (exposed nerves) radiation damage stage IV - Answer permanent hair loss, atrophy, ulcerations, pigment changes Prognosis without treatment: small cell lung cancer, pancreatic, brain tumor (glioblastoma multiforme) - Answer SSLC: 2-3 months pancreatic: 4-8 months GBM: 6-8 months Hospice criteria for renal failure (non-DM) - Answer CC < 10ml/min, Sr Cr >8 mg/dl Hospice criteria for renal failure with DM - Answer CC < 15ml/min, Sr Cr > 6mg/dl