Cancer Emergencies — Flashcards

Cancer Emergencies — Flashcards

Cancer Emergencies — Flashcards
#1

Febrile neutropenia is a fever with an absolute neutrophil count < _____ /mm3 often seen during chemotherapy

#2

Roth's spots are seen in _____

#3

Patients of hairy cell leukemia are at increased risk of atypical _____ infections

#4

The signs/symptoms of _____ may be remembered with the mnemonic "CRAB": C: hyperCalcemiaR: Renal involvementA: Anemia*B: Bone lytic lesions / Back pain

#5

_____ syndrome is non-metastatic hepatic dysfunction seen in patients suffering from RCC

#6

The Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a serum tumor marker that has major associations with _____ and pancreatic cancers

#7

_____ is the treatment of choice for nasopharyngeal cancer stage III and IV

#8

Lung cancers with a EML4-ALK fusion protein are typically EGFR _____ / KRAS negative*bonus: treat with..?

Hint: positive or negative?

#9

Proteasomal inhibitors are used to treat _____ and mantle cell lymphoma

#10

_____ lung carcinoma may produce the posterior pituitary hormone ADH leading to SIADH

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