
Pharmacology Ch.14 Antineoplastic Agents
Quiz by Kathryn Barnett
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An anti-neoplastic is __________________.
Cytoxic is ________________________.
Immunosuppressive is ___________________________.
Palliative is _________________________.
Patients being treated with antineoplastic drugs should be instructed:
Precautions should be taken while caring for patients receiving cytoxic drugs include:
Hormone therapies are frequently used with other chemotherapy agents to _______________.
A benign tumor is __________________.
Alkylating agents are _________________.
Hormones are ____________________.
Biological Therapies ________________.
Vaccines are ___________________.
Radioactive isotopes _____________________.
Leukopenia is ____________________.
Examples of hormones are:
Anemia is _______________.
During chemotherapy, the following precautions should be observed:
Intravenous fluids containing antineoplastic agents should not be allowed to get in the eyes of the patients or administrator.
Cancer therapy frequently includes a combination of surgery, ______________, and chemotherapy.
Drugs that are destructive to rapidly proliferating cells are described as:
Administration of metabolites is contraindicated in clients who have renal and hepatic disorders, GI ulcers, or in clients who are:
Chemotherapy should be individualized and modified according to the client's response to the ______________________.
________________ are often plant alkaloids and other compounds derived from natural products.
Alkylating agents have been found to damage ________________________.
When administering _________________, syringes containing these agents should be labeled "Warning for IV use only, fatal if given intrathecally."
Bleomycin, Doxorubicin, and mitomycin are examples of ___________________.
Corticosteroids, Anti-estrogen, and Anti-androgen, are examples of _______________ therapy to treat cancer.
_________________ is the nonsteroidal antiestrogen that can be used as a primary hormonal therapy for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
Radioactive materials are sometimes implanted in the body in the form of _____________________.