Med Surg 2
Study Guide
Exam 2
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Use of the drug vasopressin
What is a vesicant chemotherapeutic agent and extravascation?
How do we control side effects of chemotherapy?
What is intrathecal chemo used for?
What causes thyroid goiters?
What is the treatment of Addison’s DZ and Cuhing’s DZ compare and contrast
Patient teaching re stomatitis
What is pancytopenia
What are nutritional needs in cancer patients
What is a hematopoietic stem cell transplant?
Teaching regarding prostate biopsy
Normal vs cancer cells
Staging of cancer
Effect of thrombocytopenia
Adverse effects and patient teaching regarding external radiation
Primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments of cancer
Diabetes insipidus and fluid deprivation testing
Symptoms of polycythemia vera
ACTH stimulation test
Understand and interpret CBC results
Post op care for thyroidectomy and complications
Prioritize care in sickle cells crisis
Symptoms of multiple myeloma
Nursing care of patients with radioactive implants
Interleukin 2 and therapeutic use
Assessing patients taking immunologic drugs
Prioritize care of patients taking chemo
Treatment of large abdominal tumors
Nutritional support in iron def. anemia
Treatment of megaloblastic anemia
Pt teaching with iron supplementation
What is idiopathic aplastic anemia
How can a patient prevent sickle cell crisis
Recognize thrombocytopenia purpura
Signs of anemia
Treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia
Managing low platelet counts
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Nursing care in transfusions
Neutropenic precautions
Use of filgrastim
Vs changes in patients undergoing surgery on adrenals
Cause of pernicious anemia and treatment