SCI 225 Pathophysiology
Week 4 – 6
Final Assessment Review
2025
, Question 2 pts
An oncologist is discussing the process of metastasis. Which information
should the oncologist include? For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must
be capable of:
withstanding extreme temperatures.
detecting elevated calcium levels.
Correct! surviving in the bloodstream.
Cancers often spread first to regional lymph nodes through the
lymphatics and then to distant organs through the bloodstream.
eliminating lymph nodes.
Question 3 pts
A patient is preparing to receive adjuvant therapy for cancer. What should
the nurse tell the patient to reinforce teaching? This type of therapy:
Correct! is given after cancer surgery.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is given after surgical excision of a cancer
with the goal of eliminating micrometastases.
is given before cancer surgery.
enhances proto-oncogenes.
, inhibits proto-oncogenes.
Question 4 pts
What would the nurse expect to occur when a patient's cancer is caused
by mutations of a proto-oncogene?
Apoptosis
orrect Answ er Increased cell division
Production of monoclonal antibodies
ou Answered Decreased cell responsiveness to growth factors
Mutations of proto-oncogenes can lead to increased cell
responsiveness to growth factors. Proto-oncogenes normally
promote cellular division, and overstimulation of these genes that
cause them to function as oncogenes can lead to increased rates of
mitosis.
Question 5 pts
A patient is experiencing leukopenia from cancer and chemotherapy
treatment. Which condition should the nurse assess for in this patient?
Allergic reactions
Autoimmune disease
Bleeding
Week 4 – 6
Final Assessment Review
2025
, Question 2 pts
An oncologist is discussing the process of metastasis. Which information
should the oncologist include? For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must
be capable of:
withstanding extreme temperatures.
detecting elevated calcium levels.
Correct! surviving in the bloodstream.
Cancers often spread first to regional lymph nodes through the
lymphatics and then to distant organs through the bloodstream.
eliminating lymph nodes.
Question 3 pts
A patient is preparing to receive adjuvant therapy for cancer. What should
the nurse tell the patient to reinforce teaching? This type of therapy:
Correct! is given after cancer surgery.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is given after surgical excision of a cancer
with the goal of eliminating micrometastases.
is given before cancer surgery.
enhances proto-oncogenes.
, inhibits proto-oncogenes.
Question 4 pts
What would the nurse expect to occur when a patient's cancer is caused
by mutations of a proto-oncogene?
Apoptosis
orrect Answ er Increased cell division
Production of monoclonal antibodies
ou Answered Decreased cell responsiveness to growth factors
Mutations of proto-oncogenes can lead to increased cell
responsiveness to growth factors. Proto-oncogenes normally
promote cellular division, and overstimulation of these genes that
cause them to function as oncogenes can lead to increased rates of
mitosis.
Question 5 pts
A patient is experiencing leukopenia from cancer and chemotherapy
treatment. Which condition should the nurse assess for in this patient?
Allergic reactions
Autoimmune disease
Bleeding
