CHEMO CERTIFICATION TEST LATEST 2023 EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Chemotherapy consenting is to be performed by the patient's ______________________. - (answer)
attending physician
When is a new chemo consent required? - (answer) When the drug is used in a new way, or if a new
drug is added to the regimen.
A UPMC fellow cannot write orders independently in the __________. - (answer) first three months
Vesicant IVP chemo rate - (answer) 5 ml/min
When vesicant chemo is administered via IVP, check blood return every ______ mls. - (answer) 3-5
Are alkylating agents cell cycle specific or non-cell cycle specific? - (answer) Non-specific
What kind of tumors are alkylating agents used for? - (answer) Large, slow-growing
Alkylating agent toxicities - (answer) -N/V
-Myelosuppression
-Infertility
-Hyposensitivity
-Alopecia
-Secondary malignancies
-TLS
-Teratogenic D
This type of alkylating agents cross the blood brain barrier. - (answer) Nitrosoureas
Examples of nitrosoureas: - (answer) Carmustine, lomustine
, CHEMO CERTIFICATION TEST LATEST 2023 EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Side effect of carmustine infusion - (answer) Intoxicated feeling
Example of ethylnimines - (answer) Thiotepa
Example of alkyl sulfonates - (answer) Busulfan
Calvert formula - (answer) AUC x (GFR + 25)
Temozolamine (Temodar) may have neurological effects because __________________. - (answer) it
crosses the blood brain barrier.
__________________ should always be mixed with D5W. - (answer) Oxaliplatin
Late complication of busulfan - (answer) Pulmonary fibrosis
Example of platinum agents - (answer) Carboplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin
Example of vinca alkaloids - (answer) Vincristine, vinblastine
This alkylating agent is more likely to cause nausea and vomiting - (answer) Cisplatin (Platinol)
Patient is on cisplatin (Platinol) and Paclitaxel (Taxol). Which chemo should be administered first and
why? - (answer) Paclitaxel (Taxol) should be administered first to prevent delayed excretion and
increased toxicity.
These alkylating agents have an increased reaction risk with each infusion - (answer) Platinum agents
This platinum agent acts as a radiosensitizer - (answer) Cisplatin (Platinol)
This is a dose-limiting adverse event associated with oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) - (answer) Neurotoxicity
Chemotherapy consenting is to be performed by the patient's ______________________. - (answer)
attending physician
When is a new chemo consent required? - (answer) When the drug is used in a new way, or if a new
drug is added to the regimen.
A UPMC fellow cannot write orders independently in the __________. - (answer) first three months
Vesicant IVP chemo rate - (answer) 5 ml/min
When vesicant chemo is administered via IVP, check blood return every ______ mls. - (answer) 3-5
Are alkylating agents cell cycle specific or non-cell cycle specific? - (answer) Non-specific
What kind of tumors are alkylating agents used for? - (answer) Large, slow-growing
Alkylating agent toxicities - (answer) -N/V
-Myelosuppression
-Infertility
-Hyposensitivity
-Alopecia
-Secondary malignancies
-TLS
-Teratogenic D
This type of alkylating agents cross the blood brain barrier. - (answer) Nitrosoureas
Examples of nitrosoureas: - (answer) Carmustine, lomustine
, CHEMO CERTIFICATION TEST LATEST 2023 EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Side effect of carmustine infusion - (answer) Intoxicated feeling
Example of ethylnimines - (answer) Thiotepa
Example of alkyl sulfonates - (answer) Busulfan
Calvert formula - (answer) AUC x (GFR + 25)
Temozolamine (Temodar) may have neurological effects because __________________. - (answer) it
crosses the blood brain barrier.
__________________ should always be mixed with D5W. - (answer) Oxaliplatin
Late complication of busulfan - (answer) Pulmonary fibrosis
Example of platinum agents - (answer) Carboplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin
Example of vinca alkaloids - (answer) Vincristine, vinblastine
This alkylating agent is more likely to cause nausea and vomiting - (answer) Cisplatin (Platinol)
Patient is on cisplatin (Platinol) and Paclitaxel (Taxol). Which chemo should be administered first and
why? - (answer) Paclitaxel (Taxol) should be administered first to prevent delayed excretion and
increased toxicity.
These alkylating agents have an increased reaction risk with each infusion - (answer) Platinum agents
This platinum agent acts as a radiosensitizer - (answer) Cisplatin (Platinol)
This is a dose-limiting adverse event associated with oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) - (answer) Neurotoxicity
