APHON Drugs UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arsenic trioxide major SE - CORRECT ANSWER - QT interval changes
Asparaginase ERWINIA and PEG-asparaginase major thing to watch for - CORRECT
ANSWER - anaphylactic reactions
If a patient has a prior reaction to PEG, then the new drug they will be given is... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Asparaginase Erwinia
Azacitidine must be completed within ____ of vial reconstitution - CORRECT ANSWER -1
hour
Bleomycin sulfate main SE (BLEO BUBBLES) - CORRECT ANSWER - pulmonary fibrosis
Patients should avoid scubadiving and situations where 100% O2 is administered - CORRECT
ANSWER - bleomycin sulfate
Drugs that cause Hemorrhagic Cystitis (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - cyclophosphamide,
busulfan
Busulfan main SEs (6) - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperbili, hemorrhagic cystitis,
hyperpigmentation, seizures, SOS, mucositis
Carboplatin and Cisplatin are indicated for use on... (PLAT = plate) - CORRECT ANSWER -
solid tumors
Carboplatin major SEs (CARBO = A ROLE) - CORRECT ANSWER - allergic rxn, renal tox,
ototox, liver tox, electrolyte imbalances
, Carmustine main SE - CORRECT ANSWER - delayed myelosuppression
Carmustine special nursing reminder... - CORRECT ANSWER - vesicant
Cisplatin 2 biggest SEs (crash a plate in your ear...) - CORRECT ANSWER - N/V, hearing
loss
Cisplatin special nursing action... - CORRECT ANSWER - prehydration (I&O 3ml/kg/hr)
Clofarabine main SEs (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - prolonged myelosuppression, CLS, CRS,
SIRS
Corticosteroids main SEs (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - mood, wound healing, hyperphagia,
hyperglycemia
Corticosteroids weird thing to remember is that they can cause... - CORRECT ANSWER -
perineal burning sensation if given too fast
Cyclophosphamide (CYTOXAN) BIGGEST SEs (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - hemorrhagic
cystitis, sterility
Cytarabine (Ara-C) main SEs (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - conjunctivitis (high doses),
stomatitis
Dacarbazine main SEs (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - severe neutro/thrombocytopenia (2-
3wks), photosensitivity, liver dysfunction
Dactinomycin main SEs (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - N/V, radiation recall rxn
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arsenic trioxide major SE - CORRECT ANSWER - QT interval changes
Asparaginase ERWINIA and PEG-asparaginase major thing to watch for - CORRECT
ANSWER - anaphylactic reactions
If a patient has a prior reaction to PEG, then the new drug they will be given is... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Asparaginase Erwinia
Azacitidine must be completed within ____ of vial reconstitution - CORRECT ANSWER -1
hour
Bleomycin sulfate main SE (BLEO BUBBLES) - CORRECT ANSWER - pulmonary fibrosis
Patients should avoid scubadiving and situations where 100% O2 is administered - CORRECT
ANSWER - bleomycin sulfate
Drugs that cause Hemorrhagic Cystitis (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - cyclophosphamide,
busulfan
Busulfan main SEs (6) - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperbili, hemorrhagic cystitis,
hyperpigmentation, seizures, SOS, mucositis
Carboplatin and Cisplatin are indicated for use on... (PLAT = plate) - CORRECT ANSWER -
solid tumors
Carboplatin major SEs (CARBO = A ROLE) - CORRECT ANSWER - allergic rxn, renal tox,
ototox, liver tox, electrolyte imbalances
, Carmustine main SE - CORRECT ANSWER - delayed myelosuppression
Carmustine special nursing reminder... - CORRECT ANSWER - vesicant
Cisplatin 2 biggest SEs (crash a plate in your ear...) - CORRECT ANSWER - N/V, hearing
loss
Cisplatin special nursing action... - CORRECT ANSWER - prehydration (I&O 3ml/kg/hr)
Clofarabine main SEs (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - prolonged myelosuppression, CLS, CRS,
SIRS
Corticosteroids main SEs (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - mood, wound healing, hyperphagia,
hyperglycemia
Corticosteroids weird thing to remember is that they can cause... - CORRECT ANSWER -
perineal burning sensation if given too fast
Cyclophosphamide (CYTOXAN) BIGGEST SEs (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - hemorrhagic
cystitis, sterility
Cytarabine (Ara-C) main SEs (2) - CORRECT ANSWER - conjunctivitis (high doses),
stomatitis
Dacarbazine main SEs (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - severe neutro/thrombocytopenia (2-
3wks), photosensitivity, liver dysfunction
Dactinomycin main SEs (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - N/V, radiation recall rxn
