Which lab value is most commonly used to measure malnutrition & nutritional risk?
Albumin
True or False: Frequent oral hygiene and saline rinses are effective interventions in minimizing oral mucositis?
True
Name two chemotherapy agents highly associated with constipation?
Vincristine & Vinblastine
What is the term that describes "food tasting strange and unpleasant"?
Dysgeusia
What is a common medication, or class of medications, used to manage anticipatory N/V?
Lorazepam and/or other anxiolytics
What is the best method in preventing the spread of infection?
Handwashing
True or False: Patients with hematologic malignancies are at an increased risk of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia & sepsis
True
True or False: Patients with neutropenic fevers should seek immediate medical attention via the clinic or direct hospital admissions
True
What solid tumors have a higher risk of bleeding?
Patients with large head/neck or central lung cancers
What is one of the most common dose-limiting toxicities of chemotherapy?
Neutropenia
Name two types of pain?
Nociceptive, Neuropathic
What are pharmacologic interventions for pruritus?
Cimetidine, Naloxone, and Capsaicin
What is the term defined as "continued exposure to opioids resulting in the decrease in its effects over time?
Analgesia tolerance
What is the most effective non-pharmacologic intervention for the treatment of fatigue?
Exercise
What is the most common source of pain related to cancer?
Bone metastases
True or False: Venous thromboembolism is the second most common cause of death in cancer patients?
True
