MED SURG EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

what should you absolute neutrophil count be (ANC) Correct Answer: neutropenia Correct Answer: ANC <1500 moderate neutropenia Correct Answer: ANC 500-999 severe neutropenia Correct Answer: ANC < 500 things to avoid if pt is neutropenic Correct Answer: - fresh cut flowers (wilt, die, grow mold) - processed meats, undercooked meats (food bourne illness) chemo & radiation Correct Answer: cannot differentiate between good and bad cells so they kill them all - they both cause inflammation and death of WBC 2 Normal body temperature Correct Answer: 37.5 celsius, 99.5 fahrenheit Fever in an adult Correct Answer: 38.5 celsius, 101.3 fahrenheit Fever in neutropenic pt Correct Answer: 38 celsius, 100.4 fahrenheit Celsius to Fahrenheit formula Correct Answer: (Cx1.8)+32=F what is a complication of chemotherapy Correct Answer: tumor lysis syndrome Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) Correct Answer: -oncologic emergency with rapid lysis of malignant cells -usually the result of chemotherapy or sometimes radiation -may occur 24 hours-7 days after antineoplastic therapy is initiated -develops when chemotherapy or irradiations causes the destruction of a large number of rapidly dividing malignant cells -intracellular contents are rapidly released into the bloodstream