Deck 32: Cancer

Question 1

The HIV virus itself does not lead to a patient's death.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The most common childhood cancer is ____.

A) lymphoma
B) leukemia
C) nueroblastoma
D) melanoma

Answer 2

leukemia

Question 3

The most common cancer in men is ____ cancer.

A) prostate
B) pancreatic
C) endometrial
D) colorectal

Answer 3

prostate

Question 4

____ tuberculosis occurs when disseminated tuberculosis enters the kidneys and progressively destroys the renal parenchyma until the kidney fails.

A) Muscular
B) Renal
C) Respiratory
D) Digestive

Question 5

Night sweats are not associated with benign conditions.

Question 6

The medical community as a whole has not accepted nontraditional medical therapies for cancer.

Question 7

Third tier drugs are non-narcotic, anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen.

Question 8

Opiates are commonly used for breakthrough pain.

Question 9

On any given day, approximately 20 to 32 billion cells naturally dissemble.

Question 10

Cancer can be found in every organ and tissue of the body.

Question 11

Using focused energy to kill cancer cells in a specific area is known as ____.

A) chemotherapy
B) radiotherapy
C) angiogenesis
D) photodynamic therapy

Question 12

The most common cancer in women is ____ cancer.

A) ovarian
B) breast
C) bladder
D) endometrial

Question 13

The most common cause of cancer mortality in men and women is ____ cancer.

A) bladder
B) lung
C) colorectal
D) pancreatic

Question 14

A blending of traditional and complementary medicine is known as ____.

A) curative treatment
B) hospice care
C) palliative care
D) integrative medicine

Question 15

Patients with cachexia are unable to make proteins, including immunoglobins.

Question 16

Anemia refers to an absence of platelets.

Question 17

Under normal circumstances, cell growth and death is controlled by the cell's ____.

A) mitochondria
B) ribosomes
C) plasma
D) DNA

Question 18

Cancer may be staged according to the TNM (tumors, ____, and metastasis) staging system.

A) numbers
B) nerves
C) nodes
D) nature

Question 19

If a patient has been cancer free for ____ years, then the patient is generally considered to be cured of cancer.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 20

Treatment of the patient with cachexia is largely supportive.

Question 21

Cells naturally die from ____________________, a programmed cell death, rather than necrosis or damage from injury.

Question 22

The patient's ____________________ is the predicted outcome of the disease.

Question 23

Suppression of bone marrow leads to ____, an absence of red blood cells, white blood cells, or leukocytopenia and platelets.

A) hyperkalemia
B) hypokalemia
C) pancytopenia
D) Pott's disease

Question 24

Generalized discomfort that is associated with being unwell is known as ____.

A) hyperidrosis
B) malaise
C) ischemia
D) breakthrough pain

Question 25

____ is a decline in the number of circulating white blood cells.

A) Anemia
B) Leukocytopenia
C) Thrombocytopenia
D) Cachexia

Question 26

The AIDS patient with HIV-wasting syndrome can present similarly to the patient with ____________________.

Question 27

____________________ is used to reduce suffering and improve quality of life, without prolonging life, when a cure is not possible.

Question 28

____ is an eating disorder characterized by a lack of desire to eat.

A) Bulimia
B) Anorexia
C) Dysmorphic disorder
D) Malaise

Question 29

Following treatment, cancer may go into ____________________, a disease-free state in which there is a possibility that the cancer may return at a later time.

Question 30

The term ____________________ does not describe a single disease, but is an umbrella term that describes a number of disorders that have a common root-disorganized cell growth.

Question 31

____ is a wasting syndrome that is thought to be induced by inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF).

A) Hyperhidrosis
B) Neuroblastoma
C) Malaise
D) Cachexia

Question 32

The treatment of disease by chemicals (medications) is called ____________________.

Question 33

Tuberculosis can spread to other organs beyond the lungs, known as ____________________.

Question 34

____________________ encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual care to manage the patient's distress and to decrease her suffering.

Question 35

A severe episode of pain that requires more than the regular analgesia prescribed for the patient is known as ____________________.