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" B Symptoms": Associated w lymphoma diagnoses - ANSWERS-Fever
Night-sweats
Weight loss
Prurirtus
Carry a poorer prognosis
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors - ANSWERS-antineoplastic agents- interfere
w cell communication and growth by inhibiting the tyrosine kinase
enzyme-
ex: Sunitinib ( used in gastric stroma tumors & renal cell ca)
Common CA w/ Brain metastases - ANSWERS-Melanoma
Breast
Lung
Renal
Colon
Neoplastic Cardiac Tamponade - ANSWERS-Fluid collection around
the heart-
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most common in breast ca, leukemia, and lymphoma
ONC EMERGENCY
Neoplastic Cardiac tamponade s/s - ANSWERS-Tachycardia
Decreased SBP
Increased CVP
Vasoconstriction
Pulsus paradoxus
JVD
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. - ANSWERS-(1) HYPOTENSION
(2) MUFFLED or DISTANT HEART SOUNDS
(3) JUGULAR VENOUS DISTENSION (JVD) w/ Increased CVP
Tx: PERICARDIOCENTESIS
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TX of choice in bladder CA that has invaded surrounding muscle -
ANSWERS-Radical Cystectomy
renal cell carcinoma s/s - ANSWERS-HTN
Cushings
Non-metastatic Hepatopathy
Hypercalcemia
Erythrocytosis
Pyrexia
Galactorrhea
Gynecomastia
Serum glucose abnormalities
Plummer-Vinson syndrome - ANSWERS-(ass. with gastric CA)
weakness and difficulty swallowing d/t small growths of tissue in
esophagus
Renal Cell Metastases sites - ANSWERS-Bone
Soft tissue
Liver
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Lung
Most commonly diagnosed CA in US - ANSWERS-Prostate CA
(increased prevalence in AA men)
radical prostatectomy - ANSWERS-Not indicated in advanced disease
Advanced prostate cancer treatment - ANSWERS-Chemotherapy,
Clinical trials, external beam radiation, hormonal therapy
Stage T2 - Prostate Cancer - ANSWERS-clinically palpable tumor
confined to prostate
Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) - ANSWERS-Indicated in hormone refectory
metastatic prostate ca
Leuprolide acetate (Lupron) - ANSWERS-Gonadotropin relating
hormone
used in palliative tx of advanced prostate ca
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" B Symptoms": Associated w lymphoma diagnoses - ANSWERS-Fever
Night-sweats
Weight loss
Prurirtus
Carry a poorer prognosis
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors - ANSWERS-antineoplastic agents- interfere
w cell communication and growth by inhibiting the tyrosine kinase
enzyme-
ex: Sunitinib ( used in gastric stroma tumors & renal cell ca)
Common CA w/ Brain metastases - ANSWERS-Melanoma
Breast
Lung
Renal
Colon
Neoplastic Cardiac Tamponade - ANSWERS-Fluid collection around
the heart-
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most common in breast ca, leukemia, and lymphoma
ONC EMERGENCY
Neoplastic Cardiac tamponade s/s - ANSWERS-Tachycardia
Decreased SBP
Increased CVP
Vasoconstriction
Pulsus paradoxus
JVD
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. - ANSWERS-(1) HYPOTENSION
(2) MUFFLED or DISTANT HEART SOUNDS
(3) JUGULAR VENOUS DISTENSION (JVD) w/ Increased CVP
Tx: PERICARDIOCENTESIS
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, OCN PREP EXAM LATEST
TX of choice in bladder CA that has invaded surrounding muscle -
ANSWERS-Radical Cystectomy
renal cell carcinoma s/s - ANSWERS-HTN
Cushings
Non-metastatic Hepatopathy
Hypercalcemia
Erythrocytosis
Pyrexia
Galactorrhea
Gynecomastia
Serum glucose abnormalities
Plummer-Vinson syndrome - ANSWERS-(ass. with gastric CA)
weakness and difficulty swallowing d/t small growths of tissue in
esophagus
Renal Cell Metastases sites - ANSWERS-Bone
Soft tissue
Liver
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Lung
Most commonly diagnosed CA in US - ANSWERS-Prostate CA
(increased prevalence in AA men)
radical prostatectomy - ANSWERS-Not indicated in advanced disease
Advanced prostate cancer treatment - ANSWERS-Chemotherapy,
Clinical trials, external beam radiation, hormonal therapy
Stage T2 - Prostate Cancer - ANSWERS-clinically palpable tumor
confined to prostate
Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) - ANSWERS-Indicated in hormone refectory
metastatic prostate ca
Leuprolide acetate (Lupron) - ANSWERS-Gonadotropin relating
hormone
used in palliative tx of advanced prostate ca
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