Katy Shared "Onc test 2" - 20 Picmonics
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Onc test 2
Tuberculosis Skin Mantoux Test (PPD)
- Delayed Hypersensitivity (Cell Mediated Response)
- Intradermal Injection
- Read 48-72 hours
- Positive Results
- ≥ 5 mm Induration
- Immunosuppressed
- ≥ 10 mm Induration
- High Risk Patients
- ≥ 15 mm Induration
- Considerations
- Chest X-Ray
3 mins
Tuberculosis Assessment
- Etiology
- Airborne Droplet
- Assessment
- 3 Week Productive Cough
- Night Sweats
- Chest Pain
- Fever
- Weight Loss
- Fatigue
- Diagnosis
- Chest X-Ray
- Blood Tests
- Mantoux Skin Test
- 3 Positive Sputum Tests
1 min
Tuberculosis Intervention
- Hospital Care
- Airborne Isolation
- Drug Therapy
- Combination Drug Therapy (RIPE)
- 6-12 Months
- Considerations
- DOT
- BCG Vaccination
- Medication Education
- 3 Negative Sputum Specimens
- Infection Control
2 mins
Isoniazid (INH)
- Mechanism
- Interferes with DNA Metabolism
- Indications
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Side Effects
- Optic Neuritis
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Hepatotoxicity
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Considerations
- Vitamin B6 Prophylaxis
- Monitor AST/ALT
2 mins
Lung Cancer Assessment
- 2nd Most Common Cancer
- Assessment
- Chronic Cough
- Hoarseness
- Abnormal Breath Sounds
- Hemoptysis
- Chest Pain
- Anorexia or Weight Loss
- Considerations
- Symptoms Appear Late in Disease
2 mins
Tamoxifen
- Mechanism of Action
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
- Antagonist on Breast Tissue
- Indications
- ER-positive Breast Cancer
- Side Effects
- Decreased Risk of Osteoporosis
- Increased Risk of Endometrial Cancer
- Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
1 min
Breast Cancer Assessment (Self-Exam)
- Self Assessment
- Fixed, Immovable Mass
- Painless
- Peau D'Orange
- Nipple Retraction
- Discharge
- Change In Color
- Considerations
- Upper Lateral Quadrant
2 mins
Cancer Warning Signs (CAUTION)
- CAUTION
- Change in Bowel or Bladder Habits
- A Sore That Does Not Heal
- Unusual Bleeding or Discharge
- Thickening or Lump in the Breast or Elsewhere
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Obvious Change to Warts or Moles
- Nagging Cough
1 min
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Mammography
- Ultrasound
- MRI for High Risk Patients
- Confirmed with Biopsy
- Considerations
- Lymph Node Involvement
- Receptor Positivity
- Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors
- HER-2
2 mins
Breast Cancer Interventions
- Radiation or Chemotherapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Tamoxifen
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Avoid BP and Injections Affected Arm
- Hand Exercises
- Considerations
- Grief Related to Body Image
- Prosthetics
- Reconstruction
- Lymphedema
3 mins
Prostate Cancer Assessment
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Assessment
- Mimics BPH
- Metastasis to Back
- Low Back Pain
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)
- Biopsy
2 mins
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Assessment
- Cause
- Lymph Node Cancer
- Contiguous Spread
- Assessment
- Painless Lymphadenopathy
- Constitutional B Signs
- Night Sweats
- Fever
- Weight Loss
- Considerations
- Bimodal Age Distribution
- Reed-Sternberg Cells
2 mins
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Interventions
- Diagnosis
- Biopsy
- Staging
- Interventions
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
- Treat Side Effects of Therapy
- Considerations
- Secondary Cancer Screening
2 mins
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Assessment
- Cause
- Lymphatic Cancer
- Non-Contiguous Spread
- B or T Cells
- Assessment
- Painless Lymphadenopathy
- Constitutional B Signs
- Night Sweats
- Fever
- Weight Loss
- Mediastinal or Abdominal Mass
- Considerations
- Older Adults
- > 60 Subtypes
2 mins
Pneumothorax
- Mechanism
- Air Enters Pleural Space
- Assessment
- Sudden Dyspnea
- Absent or Restricted Movement on Affected Side
- Decreased or Absent Breath Sounds on Affected Side
- Chest Pain
- Tracheal Deviation
- Vital Sign Changes
- Crepitus
- Considerations
- High Fowler's Position With Oxygen
- Prepare For Chest Tube Placement
- Educate High Risk Patients
2 mins
Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
- Pathophysiology
- Hypersecretion of ADH
- Increased Sensitivity to ADH
- Signs & Symptoms
- Serum Hypoosmolality
- Coma and Seizure
- Dilutional Hyponatremia
- Cramps and Tremors
- Euvolemia
- Change in LOC
2 mins
Cervical Cancer Screening
- Women Aged 21-65 Years
- Pap Smear Every 3 Years
- Women Aged 30-65 Years
- Can Opt for Co-testing (Pap Smear + HPV Testing) Every 5 Years
- Identify Lesions
- High grade lesions
- Cryotherapy
- Loop Excision
- Cold Knife Conization
2 mins
Cardiac Tamponade
- Mechanism
- Fluid in the Pericardial Sac
- Pericarditis
- Decreased Cardiac Output
- Signs/Symptoms
- Beck's Triad
- Hypotension
- Jugular Venous Distention (JVD)
- Distant Heart Sounds
- Pulsus Paradoxus
- Electrical Alternans
- Treatment
- Pericardiocentesis
1 min
Transfusion Reactions
- Acute Hemolytic
- Febrile, Non-Hemolytic
- Mild Allergic
- Anaphylactic
- Circulatory Overload
- Sepsis Reaction
- Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)
- Massive Blood Transfusion
2 mins
Cervical Cancer Assessment
- Cause/Mechanism
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Assessment
- Metrorrhagia
- Leukorrhea
- Pain
- Abnormal Pap Test
- May Be Asymptomatic
- Considerations
- HPV Vaccine
2 mins
