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©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AMNSG 170 test 3 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
hyperplasia - ✔️✔️increase in density of normal cells due to stress
metaplasia - ✔️✔️change in differentiation to cells not found in that part of the body
dysplasia - ✔️✔️loss of DNA control during cell differentiation
anaplasia - ✔️✔️the regression of a cell to an immature or undifferentiated cell type. not
reversible.
neoplasm - ✔️✔️mass of new tissue that grows independently of its surrounding structures. no
physiologic purpose.
benign - ✔️✔️does not endanger life/heath
malignant - ✔️✔️will recur, grow, spread, and will end in death without treatment
most common sites of metastasis - ✔️✔️lymph nodes, liver, lungs, bones, brain
#1 way to prevent cancer - ✔️✔️screening
anorexia-cachexia syndrome - ✔️✔️the individual loses appetite (anorexia) and muscle mass
(cachexia)/ wasting
cancer pain - ✔️✔️caused by direct tumor involvement
grade 1 tumor - ✔️✔️tumor cells well differentiated; close resemblance to tissue of origin and,
thus, retaining some specialized functions
grade 4 tumor - ✔️✔️cells are the least differentiated and are the most aggressively malignant
staging - ✔️✔️based on the size, lymph node involvement, and the presence/absence of
metastasis
oncologic imaging - ✔️✔️· X-ray, CT, MRI
· Ultrasonography
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· Nuclear imaging
· Angiography
PET scans
most common type of radiation therapy - ✔️✔️external beam
most common type of breast cancer - ✔️✔️infiltrating ductal carcinoma
risk factors for breast cancer - ✔️✔️age, gender, genetics, family history, personal history,
previous chest irradiation, early onset menstruation, late menopause
modifiable risk factors for breast cancer - ✔️✔️hormonal contraceptives, first child after 30,
hormone replacement for 5+ years, not breastfeeding
causes of breast cancer - ✔️✔️environmental, breast cancer susceptibility genes, hormonal,
reproductive
colon cancer - ✔️✔️-cancer of the third segment of large bowel
-may or may not include anus
colorectal cancer - ✔️✔️both colon and rectum
risk factors for colon cancer - ✔️✔️male, genetics, inflammatory bowel disease, > 50 years
old, diet high in calories, meat proteins, and fat
prevention of colon cancer - ✔️✔️colonoscopy every 10yrs, yearly stool tests, stool DNA tests
every 3 years, sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, CT colonography every 5 years
most important assessment (colon cancer) - ✔️✔️bloody stool
leukemia - ✔️✔️chronic malignant disorders of WBCs and WBC precursors. infiltration of
cells into liver, spleen, & lymph nodes
acute leukemia - ✔️✔️appears suddenly, progresses rapidly, death within months
chronic leukemia - ✔️✔️- Gradual onset
- Progression slower than with acute form
lymphocytic leukemia - ✔️✔️immature lymphocytes affected
myeloid leukemias - ✔️✔️acute/chronic, stem cells in bone marrow
most common leukemia in adults - ✔️✔️chronic lymphocytic leukemia
acute myeloid leukemia
Most common leukemia in children - ✔️✔️Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
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