Oncology | Reproductive | Gastrointestinal | Hepatic | GallBladder |
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What is blood/lymphatic vessels?
Cancer metastases through these vessels.
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What is hCG?
This test may be elevated with pregnancy or testicular cancer.
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What is a normal, healthy stoma?
This describes a stoma that is beefy, moist & red.
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What is jaundice?
This type of change in the skin color is a result of liver malfunction because of it's decreased ability to metabolize bile.
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What is to store bile?
Function of the Gallbladder.
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What is primary prevention of cancer?
This describes what kind of prevention of cancer: reducing tobacco use & alcohol use, sun exposure and weight control.
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What is oral contraception?
This type of contraception does not prevent against STIs.
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What is gastrostomy?
This describes a tube that is surgically placed into the stomach.
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What is portal hypertension?
This type of hypertension is a result of increased pressure because of an obstruction of blood flow through the liver.
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What is right upper quadrant pain?
Describes the area of pain a patient would experience if they had cholecystitis.
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What is CAUTION?
This acronym describes the warning signs of cancer.
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What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?
You may have a difficult time catheterizing a male patient with this condition.
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What is diverticulitis?
This disorder describes inflammation of the abnormal out-pouchings of the large bowel.
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What is ascites/esophageal varices?
This describes complications associated with portal hypertension.
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What is endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography?
Describes the surgical treatment of a cholelithiasis.
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What is brachytherapy?
With this type of therapy, it is important for the nurse to flush the toilet twice, spend a maximum of 30 minutes a day with the patient, carry a decimeter, and concern herself with time-distance-shielding.
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What is cystocele?
This term describes the downward displacement of the bladder towards the vagina.
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What is peritonitis?
Signs of this complication is a rigid distended abdomen.
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What is hepatic encephalopathy?
This type of neurological disorder is as a result of the decreased metabolism of ammonia--causing it to build up into the brain.
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What is Demerol?
This drug is the drug of choice to treat pain related to cholecystitis because it decreases spasm of the sphincter of Oddi.
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What is bone marrow suppression?
With this side effect of chemotherapy you may see the following lab values:
RBCs: 8 WBCs: 3,000 Platelets: 250 |
What is human papilloma virus?
This STD may lead to cervical cancer.
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What is Crohn's disease?
This disorder is known for it's cobblestone like appearance.
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What is fector hepaticus (sweet, fecal odor)?
How a patients breath will smell as a result of hepatic encephalopathy.
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What is biliary colic?
This term describes episodes of sever pain associated with nausea and vomiting that normally occurs after several hours of eating a heavy meal.
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