Module 4 - Neoplasms, CA, Acid/Base

The following are characteristics of benign neoplasms (select all that apply):

• Well differentiated

• Slow rate of growth

• Encapsulated

• Suffix: -sarcoma

• Suffix: -oma

The following are characteristics of malignant neoplasms (select all that apply):

• Rapid growth

• Invades surrounding tissues

• Does not metastasize

• Suffix: -carcinoma

• Poorly differentiated

All of the following are true of cancer cells except which of the following?

• Cancer cells have an unlimited life span

• Require growth factors to proliferate

• Mutate from "normal" cells

• Metastasize via blood and lymph channels

What is the first stage of carcinogenesis (process by which normal cells becomes CA cells)?

• Initiation

• Promotion

• Progression

A patient you're are working with was just diagnosed with a form of cancer. During patient education, what signs and symptoms do you want to include so your patient knows what they may expect or experience (select all that apply)?

• Fatigue

• Weight loss

• Normal healing

• Higher risk of infections

Using the TNM staging system, a tumor that cannot be measured would be categorized as:

• TX

• T0

• T1

• T4

Using the TNM Staging System, cancer that has spread a nearby lymph node would be designated as:

• N1

• N0

• NX

• NY

A patient asks you "What does M0 mean?" What would be the best response to this patient?

• "M0 indicates that your cancer has not spread, or metastasized."

• "I think it means they don't know how it is measured...?"

• "Your cancer has spread to other parts of your body."

Childhood cancers typically involve which of the following systems or structures (select all that apply)?

• Hematopoietic system (formation of blood cells)

• Pulmonary system (lungs)

• Bones

• Colon & GI tract

Reabsorption of fluids from the interstitial space back into the capillary space can be caused by which of the following forces (select all that apply)?

• Low hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

• High hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

• Osmotic pressure towards capillary proteins

• Osmotic pressure away from capillary proteins