Med surg nur201 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Know what blood is composed of: (liquid portion and the three blood cells). • Plasma: fluid portion of blood • Blood cells: erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes Know the different categories of oncologic surgeries. • Diagnostic surgery • Biopsy: excisional, needle, incisional • Tumor removal: wide excision, local excision • Prophylactic surgery • Palliative surgery • Reconstructive surgery Diagnostic Surgery- done to obtain tissue samples for analysis. Sometimes it ...

Exam 2 review Pediatric Pg 1319-What is osteosarcoma in children? Bone cancer A type of bone cancer in children which malignant cells produce immature bone and is most often seen in teenage boys. Assessment findings in adolescents include changes in gait, swelling of the extremity, loss of sensation in an extremity, and tenderness in the limb Book says-surgery and Chemotherapy, surgical biopsy followed by either limb salvage or amputation. Chemo is a vital role in treatment of osteo sarcom...