APHON CHEMO CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
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
2. tumor cell activity
3. therapy response
4. recurrent disease
A feature or byproduct of tumor cells that is an indication of tumor cells and its response
to therapy - Answer-Tumor markers
Staging of tumors: TNM system - Answer-T: Tumor size
N: lymph Node involvement
M: distant Metastases
The study of the effect of a drug on the body - Answer-Pharmacodynamics
The movement of a drug in the body and studies how the body affects the administered
drug - Answer-Pharmacokinetics
The 4 actions of pharmacokinetics - Answer-1. absorption
2. distribution
3. metabolism
4. excretion
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
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
2. tumor cell activity
3. therapy response
4. recurrent disease
A feature or byproduct of tumor cells that is an indication of tumor cells and its response
to therapy - Answer-Tumor markers
Staging of tumors: TNM system - Answer-T: Tumor size
N: lymph Node involvement
M: distant Metastases
The study of the effect of a drug on the body - Answer-Pharmacodynamics
The movement of a drug in the body and studies how the body affects the administered
drug - Answer-Pharmacokinetics
The 4 actions of pharmacokinetics - Answer-1. absorption
2. distribution
3. metabolism
4. excretion
