Oncology Reproductive Gastrointestinal Hepatic GallBladder
100
What is blood/lymphatic vessels?
Cancer metastases through these vessels.
100
What is hCG?
This test may be elevated with pregnancy or testicular cancer.
100
What is a normal, healthy stoma?
This describes a stoma that is beefy, moist & red.
100
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.
100
What is to store bile?
Function of the Gallbladder.
200
What is primary prevention of cancer?
This describes what kind of prevention of cancer: reducing tobacco use & alcohol use, sun exposure and weight control.
200
What is oral contraception?
This type of contraception does not prevent against STIs.
200
What is gastrostomy?
This describes a tube that is surgically placed into the stomach.
200
What is portal hypertension?
This type of hypertension is a result of increased pressure because of an obstruction of blood flow through the liver.
200
What is right upper quadrant pain?
Describes the area of pain a patient would experience if they had cholecystitis.
300
What is CAUTION?
This acronym describes the warning signs of cancer.
300
What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?
You may have a difficult time catheterizing a male patient with this condition.
300
What is diverticulitis?
This disorder describes inflammation of the abnormal out-pouchings of the large bowel.
300
What is ascites/esophageal varices?
This describes complications associated with portal hypertension.
300
What is endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography?
Describes the surgical treatment of a cholelithiasis.
400
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.
400
What is cystocele?
This term describes the downward displacement of the bladder towards the vagina.
400
What is peritonitis?
Signs of this complication is a rigid distended abdomen.
400
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.
400
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.
500
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
500
What is human papilloma virus?
This STD may lead to cervical cancer.
500
What is Crohn's disease?
This disorder is known for it's cobblestone like appearance.
500
What is fector hepaticus (sweet, fecal odor)?
How a patients breath will smell as a result of hepatic encephalopathy.
500
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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