PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
blood |tests |for |tumor |markets |can |make |diagnosis |of |cancer |[true/false] |why? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-false, |only |tissues |can |diagnose, |tumor |markets |helpful |to |assess |response |to |
therapy |and |reoccurrence
most |important |procedure |in |diagnosing |correct |cancer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tissue |biopsy
2 |signs |or |symptoms |patient |may |present |with |that |indicates |cancer |diagnosis |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-bleeding, |fluid |in |pleural |cavity, |pain, |cough, |swelling, |fever, |weight |loss
2 |systemic |manifestations |of |cancer |exhibited |by |cancer |patients |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
anorexia, |weakness, |wasting, |weight |loss, |fatigue, |sleep |disturbances
explain |TNM |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-T |is |the |size |and |local |spread |of |the |primary |
tumor.
N |is |the |involvement |of |the |regional |lymph |nodes.
M |is |the |extent |of |the |metastatic |involvement.
3 |goals |of |cancer |treatment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-curative, |control, |palliative
how |does |radiation |kill |cancer |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Radiation |therapy |uses |high-
energy |particles |or |waves |to |destroy |or |damage |cancer |cells. |This |leads |to |the |creation |of |free |
radicals, |which |damage |cell |structures. |Radiation |can |interrupt |the |cell |cycle |process, |kill |cells, |
or |damage |DNA |in |the |cells.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
blood |tests |for |tumor |markets |can |make |diagnosis |of |cancer |[true/false] |why? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-false, |only |tissues |can |diagnose, |tumor |markets |helpful |to |assess |response |to |
therapy |and |reoccurrence
most |important |procedure |in |diagnosing |correct |cancer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tissue |biopsy
2 |signs |or |symptoms |patient |may |present |with |that |indicates |cancer |diagnosis |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-bleeding, |fluid |in |pleural |cavity, |pain, |cough, |swelling, |fever, |weight |loss
2 |systemic |manifestations |of |cancer |exhibited |by |cancer |patients |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
anorexia, |weakness, |wasting, |weight |loss, |fatigue, |sleep |disturbances
explain |TNM |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-T |is |the |size |and |local |spread |of |the |primary |
tumor.
N |is |the |involvement |of |the |regional |lymph |nodes.
M |is |the |extent |of |the |metastatic |involvement.
3 |goals |of |cancer |treatment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-curative, |control, |palliative
how |does |radiation |kill |cancer |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Radiation |therapy |uses |high-
energy |particles |or |waves |to |destroy |or |damage |cancer |cells. |This |leads |to |the |creation |of |free |
radicals, |which |damage |cell |structures. |Radiation |can |interrupt |the |cell |cycle |process, |kill |cells, |
or |damage |DNA |in |the |cells.
