exam 1 NRS325 2023

exam 1 NRS325 2023 What does a benign tumor mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS not cancerous Difference between benign and maligmant - CORRECT ANSWERS Benign is capsulated, means abnormal and doesn't always turn into cancer. age increases risk of mutations, true or false - CORRECT ANSWERS true primary preventions - CORRECT ANSWERS healthy diet, physical activity, smoking stopping, avoidance of UV rays, and prophylactic surgery Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS mammogram, prostate specific antigen (lab draw), colonoscopy, guaiac test for occult blood (stool sample) what does pathology do - CORRECT ANSWERS provides sample of cells/tissues Imaging (CT, MRI, PET, mammogram, ultrasound) - CORRECT ANSWERS creates images of structures Genetic testing - CORRECT ANSWERS analyzes DNA What does radiation do - CORRECT ANSWERS damage and kill cancer cells Internal delivery does to skin - CORRECT ANSWERS dry desquamation, destruction of skin cells, common External does to skin - CORRECT ANSWERS wet desquamation, risk for dehydration, pain, and infection, damages tissue underneath What does chemotherapy do? - CORRECT ANSWERS stops, and slows down growth of cancer cells chemo is what kind of treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS systemic what cells are most effected during chemo - CORRECT ANSWERS cells that have a high mototic rate RBC normal is - CORRECT ANSWERS 3.6-5.4x10^6 /uL Hemoglobin normal is - CORRECT ANSWERS 12-17.4 g/dL Hematocrit normal is - CORRECT ANSWERS 36-48% WBC normal is - CORRECT ANSWERS 4.5-10.5 x10^3 ^3 Platelets normal is - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.4-4.0 x10^2/uL low RBC can mean - CORRECT ANSWERS fatigue, tirdness. low platelets can mean - CORRECT ANSWERS pt. is increased risk for bleeding. make sure room is safe, assess for signs of bleeding T cells - CORRECT ANSWERS attack and kill antigen b cells - CORRECT ANSWERS help develop active immunity memory cells - CORRECT ANSWERS make and store antibodies who conducts B-calls where to go and what to do - CORRECT ANSWERS CD4 helper T-cell intervention diet for immunosuppressed pt. - CORRECT ANSWERS no raw veggies and flowers, no soft cheese, only cooked foods, high calorie foods what antiviral cannot be given to immunosuppressed pt. - CORRECT ANSWERS live attenuated vaccines: MMR, varicella, and rotavirus purpose of antiviral is to - CORRECT ANSWERS slow the growth and may lessen symptoms of infection, it is NOT a cure. what stage should one receive chemo - CORRECT ANSWERS Stage G0, before growth The stages of cancer are - CORRECT ANSWERS carcinoma in situ is a group of abnormal cells still in tissue, stage 1-3 is still in the same tissue/organ, and stage 4 has metastasized (grew and spread). what are you expected to notice in chemo pt - CORRECT ANSWERS pancytopenia (deficiency in all three components of the blood) vaccines to receive at birth - CORRECT ANSWERS hep b vaccines to receive from 0-6 - CORRECT ANSWERS hep a and hep b, DTap, Hib, Pneumococcal, Polio, MMR, Varicella vaccines to receive during school 7-18 - CORRECT ANSWERS Tdap, HPV,