NUR 141 PHARMA TEST 4 WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cancer *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *complex *syndrome *of *diseases
- *characterized *by *uncontrolled *& *unregulated *growth *of *cells
- *defective *cell *proliferation *& *differentiation
14-18 *g/dl *(M)
12-16 *g/dL *(F) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *hemoglobin *(Hgb) *level *for *an
*adult?
150,000 *- *450,000 *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *adult *platelet *count?
42-52% *(M)
37-47% *(F) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *hematocrit *(Hct) *count *for *adults?
primary *cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-Type *of *cancer *prevention *that *is
*concerned *with *reducing *the *risk *of *cancer *in *healthy *people
secondary *cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *cancer *prevention *that *uses
*detection *& *screening *to *achieve *early *diagnosis *& *intervention
cancer *screening *& *detection *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *self *breast *& *testicular *exams
- *colonoscopy, *pap *smear
- *CAUTION
- *biopsies, *mammogram
- *tumor *or *antigen *markers
C *- *change *in *bowel *or *bladder *habits
,A *- *a *sore *that *does *not *heal
U *- *unusual *bleeding *or *discharge
T- *thickening *or *lump *in *breast *or *elsewhere
I *- *indigestion *or *difficulty *in *swallowing
O *- *obvious *change *in *a *wart *or *mole
N *- *nagging *cough *or *hoarseness *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *the *CAUTION *warning
*signs *of *cancer?
A: *asymmetry
B: *irregular *borders
C: *irregular *colors
D: *diameter *6cm *+ *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *the *ABCDs *of *suspicious *wart *or *mole
*changes?
cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *role *of *diet
- *physical *activity
- *screenings, *vaccines
- *hormone *use
- *smoking *cessation, *limit *exposure *to *carcinogens
cancer *survivorship
*distinct *phase *of *cancer *care, *can *take *mos *to *feel *like *yourself *again, *2nd *guess
*every *ache *& *pain, *exist *in *limbo *waiting *for *next *test/scan *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-consists
*of:
- *patients *5+ *years *post-diagnosis
- *those *that *completed *active *treatment
- *those *living *with *an *active *diagnosis
,metastasis *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *disease *process *beginning *when *an *abnormal *cell *is
*transformed *by *the *genetic *mutation *of *cell *DNA
- *development *of *secondary *malignant *growths *at *a *distance *from *the *primary *site
angiogenesis *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-growth *of *new *capillaries *from *hose *tissue; *tumors
*assure *themselves *a *blood *supply
tumor *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *swelling *of *part *of *the *body, *generally *without *-
*inflammation
- *caused *by *an *abnormal *growth *of *tissue
- *malignant *or *benign
neoplasm *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-abnormal *& *excessive *growth *of *cells
benign *neoplasm
(non-cancerous *growth) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *neoplasm:
- *well *differentiated
- *usually *encapsulated
- *expansive *more *of *growth
- *characteristics *similar *to *parent *cells
- *metastasis *is *absent
- *rarely *reoccur
malignant *neoplasms
(cancerous *growth) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *neoplasm:
- *ranges *from *well *differentiated *to *undifferentiated
- *able *to *metastasize
- *infiltrates *& *expansive *growth
- *frequent *recurrence
- *mod *to *marked *vascularity
, - *rarely *encapsulated
- *becomes *less *like *the *parent *cell
carcinoma *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-cancer *arising *in *the *epithelial *tissue *of *the *skin *or *of
*the *lining *of *the *internal *organs
cancer *cells *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *cell:
- *uncontrolled *growth
- *loss *of *differentiation
- *loss *of *function
- *loss *of *contact *inhibition
- *irreversible *cell *mutation
- *transplantability */ *metastasis
- *genetic
- *chemical
- *environmental *(sunlight, *radiation, *chronic *irritation, *diet)
- *viral *(epstein-barr, *bacteria)
- *immunologic *(hormones, *immune *system)
- *cause *may *be *unknown *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *some *causes *linked *to *the
*development *of *cancer?
10+ *years *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-How *many *years *between *exposure *to *detectable *cancer?
cancer *staging *& *grading
Types:
T-N-M, *clinical *tumor *staging, *other *staging *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *refers *to *the *local,
*regional, *and/or *distance *anatomical *extent *of *the *tumor
- *method *of *communicating *about *cancers *of *similar *extent
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cancer *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *complex *syndrome *of *diseases
- *characterized *by *uncontrolled *& *unregulated *growth *of *cells
- *defective *cell *proliferation *& *differentiation
14-18 *g/dl *(M)
12-16 *g/dL *(F) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *hemoglobin *(Hgb) *level *for *an
*adult?
150,000 *- *450,000 *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *adult *platelet *count?
42-52% *(M)
37-47% *(F) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *is *a *normal *hematocrit *(Hct) *count *for *adults?
primary *cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-Type *of *cancer *prevention *that *is
*concerned *with *reducing *the *risk *of *cancer *in *healthy *people
secondary *cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *cancer *prevention *that *uses
*detection *& *screening *to *achieve *early *diagnosis *& *intervention
cancer *screening *& *detection *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *self *breast *& *testicular *exams
- *colonoscopy, *pap *smear
- *CAUTION
- *biopsies, *mammogram
- *tumor *or *antigen *markers
C *- *change *in *bowel *or *bladder *habits
,A *- *a *sore *that *does *not *heal
U *- *unusual *bleeding *or *discharge
T- *thickening *or *lump *in *breast *or *elsewhere
I *- *indigestion *or *difficulty *in *swallowing
O *- *obvious *change *in *a *wart *or *mole
N *- *nagging *cough *or *hoarseness *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *the *CAUTION *warning
*signs *of *cancer?
A: *asymmetry
B: *irregular *borders
C: *irregular *colors
D: *diameter *6cm *+ *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *the *ABCDs *of *suspicious *wart *or *mole
*changes?
cancer *prevention *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *role *of *diet
- *physical *activity
- *screenings, *vaccines
- *hormone *use
- *smoking *cessation, *limit *exposure *to *carcinogens
cancer *survivorship
*distinct *phase *of *cancer *care, *can *take *mos *to *feel *like *yourself *again, *2nd *guess
*every *ache *& *pain, *exist *in *limbo *waiting *for *next *test/scan *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-consists
*of:
- *patients *5+ *years *post-diagnosis
- *those *that *completed *active *treatment
- *those *living *with *an *active *diagnosis
,metastasis *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *disease *process *beginning *when *an *abnormal *cell *is
*transformed *by *the *genetic *mutation *of *cell *DNA
- *development *of *secondary *malignant *growths *at *a *distance *from *the *primary *site
angiogenesis *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-growth *of *new *capillaries *from *hose *tissue; *tumors
*assure *themselves *a *blood *supply
tumor *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *swelling *of *part *of *the *body, *generally *without *-
*inflammation
- *caused *by *an *abnormal *growth *of *tissue
- *malignant *or *benign
neoplasm *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-abnormal *& *excessive *growth *of *cells
benign *neoplasm
(non-cancerous *growth) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *neoplasm:
- *well *differentiated
- *usually *encapsulated
- *expansive *more *of *growth
- *characteristics *similar *to *parent *cells
- *metastasis *is *absent
- *rarely *reoccur
malignant *neoplasms
(cancerous *growth) *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *neoplasm:
- *ranges *from *well *differentiated *to *undifferentiated
- *able *to *metastasize
- *infiltrates *& *expansive *growth
- *frequent *recurrence
- *mod *to *marked *vascularity
, - *rarely *encapsulated
- *becomes *less *like *the *parent *cell
carcinoma *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-cancer *arising *in *the *epithelial *tissue *of *the *skin *or *of
*the *lining *of *the *internal *organs
cancer *cells *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-type *of *cell:
- *uncontrolled *growth
- *loss *of *differentiation
- *loss *of *function
- *loss *of *contact *inhibition
- *irreversible *cell *mutation
- *transplantability */ *metastasis
- *genetic
- *chemical
- *environmental *(sunlight, *radiation, *chronic *irritation, *diet)
- *viral *(epstein-barr, *bacteria)
- *immunologic *(hormones, *immune *system)
- *cause *may *be *unknown *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-What *are *some *causes *linked *to *the
*development *of *cancer?
10+ *years *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-How *many *years *between *exposure *to *detectable *cancer?
cancer *staging *& *grading
Types:
T-N-M, *clinical *tumor *staging, *other *staging *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-- *refers *to *the *local,
*regional, *and/or *distance *anatomical *extent *of *the *tumor
- *method *of *communicating *about *cancers *of *similar *extent
