Alkylating agent Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

HESI Pharmacology Exam Questions & Answers Version 1 2023 Update A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medications used for the treatment of tetany, wh...

Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course (ONS,ONCC) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 Alkylating agents - CORRECT ANSWER-Classification Break DNA helix strand, thereby interfering with DNA replication Altretamine (Hexalen) - CORRECT ANSWER-Alkylating Agent PO Ovarian CA Side effects- nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction, diarrhea Dose limiting - neuro-toxicity, peripheral neuropathy, myelosuppression Bendamustine (Treanda/Bendeka) - CORRECT ANSWER-Alkylating...

Alkylating agents - ANSWER Classification Break DNA helix strand, thereby interfering with DNA replication Altretamine (Hexalen) - ANSWER Alkylating Agent PO Ovarian CA Side effects- nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction, diarrhea Dose limiting - neuro-toxicity, peripheral neuropathy, myelosuppression Bendamustine (Treanda/Bendeka) - ANSWER Alkylating agent IV CLL or Indolent NHL Side effects- pyrexia, nausea, vomiting, skin reactions, TLS, hepatotoxicity, vein irr...

ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certification (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A QUESTION If a mistake in copies of DNA occur next to a porto-oncogene, it can "turn on" and become what? Answer: oncogene QUESTION What are two examples of an oncogene? Answer: EGFR/Erb- B1 and Erb-B2/HER2 QUESTION What is a very important tumor suppressor gene? Answer: p53 QUESTION What is the p53 gene also called...

ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certification Exam (2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A Q: True or False: When administering an IV push medication the nurse should open the clamp of compatible intravenous solution until increased flow is seen to dilute the agent during administration Answer: True Q: During the 2 RN check, the correct patient and dose is to be verified at the -- Answer: bedside/chairside Q: Continuous infusion of v...

Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may only require a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy instead of needing a mastectomy - Correct answer-Main benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (breast cancer patient) A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of...

Resources LESSON 1: Cell cycle g1- increase in size s- dna replicated g2- cell enlarge and ready to divide m phase- 2 hours mitosis 4 stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase -chemo targets certain points in the process apoptosis programmed cell death hematopoiesis formation of blood cells & how cells differentiate -myeloid: pre cells mature into RBCs, platelets and WBCs -lymphoid: pre cells- mature into WBCS Principles of Biotherapy: p51-95 immunol...

the risk for significant bone marrow suppression (8) - Answer- advanced age (>65),poor nutritional status, preexisting autoimmune disease, DM, GI disorders, liver disease, or hematopoietic disease, and substance abuse. Cancer-induced bone marrow suppression (3) - Answer- a) dysfunctional hematopoietic cell within the bone marrow, b) bone marrow infiltration with tumor c)general exhaustion of bone marrow reserves solid tumor malignancies with the highest propensity to infiltrate the bone...

Lesson 1: Foundations to Set the Stage - answer Focusing on Cellular Structure and Function - answer The Normal Cell Cycle - answer -The cell cycle refers to the ordered seres of processes of DNA replication and mitosis, or cell division -Cell nucleus regulates these processes by gathering and processing complexes molecular information Interphase and Mitotic Phase - answer Cell division produces two identical cells through these two major phases During interphase: - answer Cell ...

Chemotherapy Certification Exam (New 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A QUESTION Should you keep your patient on cell-cycle non-specific drugs on a schedule or dose adjust? Answer: Dose adjust It is acceptable to hold a treatment for a week or so to be able to give the highest dose possible QUESTION What are the groups of drugs under Cell-cycle non-specific drugs? Answer: AAHN Alkylating Agents Anti-tumor agents Hormonal Agen...