Ecog 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A cancer patient is unable to provide self-care. His disease is progressing rapidly and prognosis is poor. Which number likely represents his Karnofsky Performance Status? A. 100 B. 70 C. 40 D. 0 - Answer- C. 40 Disabled; requires special care & assistance. ************************************************** 0 - DEAD 100 - no evidence of disease A cancer patient is fully active and able to carry on all pre-disease activities without restrictions. Which Eastern Cooperative Oncology Grou...

Restricted in physically strenuous activity, but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature; office or house work Ans--ECOG Score=1 Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours Ans--ECOG Score= 2 Capable of only limited self care, confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours. Ans--ECOG Score= 3 completely disabled; cannot carry on any selfcare; totally confined to bed...

ACHPN Test 1 with Questions and Answers ECOG 0 ANSWER Fully active, no restrictions, normal activity ECOG 1 ANSWER Unable to do strenuous activity, light housework and sedentary activities ECOG 2 ANSWER Able to walk and manage self-care but unable to work, out of bed more the 50% of waking hours, ECOG 3 ANSWER Confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours, Capable of limited self-care activities ECOG 4 ANSWER Completely disabled, Totally confined to bed or chair, unable t...

1st change seen in scalp EEG during occlusion of the cartotid artery ipsilateral decreased amplitude in fast activity what can help eliminate problems with distortion of anatomy by pathological processes and the difficulty of monitoring visually for body movement multi-channel EMG recordigns True or False: a previous history of stroke increases the risk for aneurysm False increased risk for aneurysms arterial occlusion venous occlusion ..... which modality is le...

ACHPN Study Set with Questions and Answers scale of performance status based on 5 grades ANSWER ECOG aka Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction ANSWER ECOG score=0 Restricted in physically strenuous activity, but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature; office or house work ANSWER ECOG Score=1 Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but unable to carry out any work activities; up an...

Multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and brain trauma can lead to debilitating spasticity that has been relieved in some patients following: - CORRECT ANSWER selective dorsal rhizotomy If a 10 microvolt signal inside 50 microvolts of noise is averaged for 100 traces, the final signal to noise ratio will be: - CORRECT ANSWER 2:1 A patient in a state of surgical anesthesia using nitrous oxide is likely to have a drop in SSEP amplitudes of - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 What is the minimum bandp...

Practice questions CLTMcortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - correct answer ipsilateral parietal lobe type of cortical responses over the primary somatosensory cortex to median SSEPs - correct answer negative nearfield what waveforms are sought in direct cortical stim - correct answer N20/P22 stereo EEG electrodes are composed of - correct answer nickel-chromium composite strip/grid electrodes made of - correct answer stainless steel or platinum risk of usi...

most common cancers? (3) lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer Best 2 guidelines? NCCN and ASCO Mutations for lung cancer? Kras, EGFR others implications of K-ras mutation? nonresponsive to anti-EGFR therapties any harm in continuin gsmoking during treatmetn? YES waht % of SCLC and NSCLC? 14% SCLC (more active, but more responsive, but not durable) Usualy treatments for SCLC (more active, resonsive to traditional) cisplatin, etoposide, irino...

Heart rate during seizure - correct answer Sinus tachycardia 100-120 also seen in temporal lobe epilepsy Rasmussen's - correct answer Hemispherectomy Ictal spect - correct answer Blood perfusion Pet scan - correct answer Monitors metabolism Loss of t1 volume high t2 - correct answer Hippocampal sclerosis MRS Magnetic resonance spectroscopy - correct answer Measure metabolites of brain Otahara syndrome - correct answer Burst suppression Febrile - correct answer Up to age 5...

tions: 1. Should GA be used in older adults with cancer to predict adverse outcomes fromchemotherapy? 2. For older patients that are considering undergoing chemotherapy, whichGAtoolsshouldcliniciansuse to predict adverse outcomes (including chemother apy toxicity and mortality)? 3. What general non-cancer-specific life expectancy data for community-dwelling patients should clin icians consider to estimate and best inform treat ment decision-making for older patients with can ce...