QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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A cool compress and sodium thiosulfate are used to manage extravasation of all of the following drugs
except
A. Cisplatin
B. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
C. Mechlorethiamine (Nitrogen Mustard)
D. Oxaliplatin - ANSWER-B. doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Oxygen administration potentiates the pulmonary toxicity associated with which drug?
A. Bleomycin
B. Trastuzumab
C. Ifosfamide
D. Rituximab - ANSWER-A. Bleomycin
Which of the following statements are true regarding leucovorin with 5-FU and Methotrexate?
A. Leucovorin potentiates the effects of 5-FU and decreases the effects of methotrexate
B. Leucovorin potentiates the effects of both 5-FU and methotrexate
C. Leucovorin potentiates the effects of methotrexate and decreases the effects of 5-FU
D. Leucovorin decreases the effects of both 5-FU and methotrexate - ANSWER-A. Leucovirn potentiates
the effects of 5-FU and decreases the effects of methotrexate
The following terms are all associated with the Calvert Formula except:
A. Area Under the curve
B. Carboplatin
C. Creatinine Clearance
D. Ideal Body weight - ANSWER-D. Ideal Body Weight
,Osteoporosis is associated with the use of which class of drugs?
A. Antimetabolites
B. Antitumor Antibiotics
C. Aromatase Inhibitors
D. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors - ANSWER-C. Aromatase Inhibitors
Which of the following is false regarding vesicant administration? Vesicants should be administered:
A. Prior to non-vesicant drugs
B. Through a central line or small gauge peripheral line
C. Through an IV with positive blood return
D. Through a site distal to an IV puncture site - ANSWER-D. Though a site distal to an IV puncture site
Gross motor movement and coordination should be assessed in the patient receiving
A. Cytarabine
B. Interferon
C. Methotrexate
D. Vincristine - ANSWER-A. Cytarabine
Patients with capillary leak syndrome may develop:
A. Hypertension and decreased urine output
B Hypertension and increased urine output
C. Hypotension and decreased urine output
D. Hypotension and increased urine output - ANSWER-C. Hypotension and decreased urine output
Ture or False? Pain is the most feared side effect of cancer therapy?
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
A patient diagnosed with CD20+ NHL would receive which of the following monoclonal antibodies?
, A. Alemtuzumab
B. Bevacizumab
C. Rituximab
D. Trsastuzumab - ANSWER-C. Rituximab
Side effects of anti-angiogenesis agents include all the following except:
A. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
B. Bleeding events
C. Delayed wound healing
D. Thrombotic events - ANSWER-A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
A test dose is given prior to the use of which drug?
A. Asparaginase (Elspar)
B. Lenalidomide (Revlimid)
C. Temsirolimus (Torisel)
D. Topotecan (Hycamtin) - ANSWER-A. Aspariginase
Hypersensitivity reactions are associated with the
following drugs:
A. Rituximab (Rituxan)
B. Trastuzumab
(Herceptin)
C. Paclitacel (Taxol)
D. Cabazitaxel
(Jevtana)
E. All of the above - ANSWER-E. All of the above
Determine which of the following statements is true?
A. Cytostatic agents