APHON CHEMO CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
SOLVED ANSWERS!!
How many people ages 0-21 are diagnosed with cancer each year? -
Answer--15,000 - 16,000
What are the top 2 pediatric oncology diagnoses + the % -
Answer--1. Leukemia - 29%
2. Brain / CNS - 26%
What is the 5 yr survival rate for all peds onc
diagnoses? For ALL?
For AML? -
Answer--All Dx: > 80% ALL: 90%
AML: 65%
Natural cell death -
Answer--Apoptosis
Cell death from an insult that leads to rupture of the cell membrane and spilling of
cell contents -
Answer--Necrosis
Regulates normal cell growth and repair -
Answer--Proto-oncogenes
Blood cell production -
Answer--Hematopoiesis
Period of time when the pt's WBCs are the lowest, from day 7-10 -
Answer--Nadir
What time is when a pt is at the greatest risk for infection -
Answer--During Nadir
Goal of chemo -
Answer--Stop cell cycle/growth from occurring and coming back
Why are multiple chemo agents used? -
Answer--Resistance to a single chemo agent can occur
Chemo cells OUT of bone marrow and in the peripheral system -
Answer--Blasts
Chemotherapy affects 4 things -
Answer--1. Malignant cells
2. Epidermal
3. Bone Marrow
4. Epithelial lining
, S/S of Childhood Cancer -
Answer--fever, HA, n/v, fatigue, pain, petechiae, pallor, changes in gait, pancytopenia,
lymphadenopathy, night sweats, hematuria, anorexia, abdominal or extremity mass
What 4 things can tumor markers monitor -
Answer--1. tumor cell origin
SOLVED ANSWERS!!
How many people ages 0-21 are diagnosed with cancer each year? -
Answer--15,000 - 16,000
What are the top 2 pediatric oncology diagnoses + the % -
Answer--1. Leukemia - 29%
2. Brain / CNS - 26%
What is the 5 yr survival rate for all peds onc
diagnoses? For ALL?
For AML? -
Answer--All Dx: > 80% ALL: 90%
AML: 65%
Natural cell death -
Answer--Apoptosis
Cell death from an insult that leads to rupture of the cell membrane and spilling of
cell contents -
Answer--Necrosis
Regulates normal cell growth and repair -
Answer--Proto-oncogenes
Blood cell production -
Answer--Hematopoiesis
Period of time when the pt's WBCs are the lowest, from day 7-10 -
Answer--Nadir
What time is when a pt is at the greatest risk for infection -
Answer--During Nadir
Goal of chemo -
Answer--Stop cell cycle/growth from occurring and coming back
Why are multiple chemo agents used? -
Answer--Resistance to a single chemo agent can occur
Chemo cells OUT of bone marrow and in the peripheral system -
Answer--Blasts
Chemotherapy affects 4 things -
Answer--1. Malignant cells
2. Epidermal
3. Bone Marrow
4. Epithelial lining
, S/S of Childhood Cancer -
Answer--fever, HA, n/v, fatigue, pain, petechiae, pallor, changes in gait, pancytopenia,
lymphadenopathy, night sweats, hematuria, anorexia, abdominal or extremity mass
What 4 things can tumor markers monitor -
Answer--1. tumor cell origin
