NSCLC Review

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NSCLC Review Quiz

Test your knowledge on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its related clinical considerations with our engaging quiz. This quiz consists of various questions that assess your understanding of paraneoplastic syndromes, nursing care following radiation therapy, and diagnostic procedures.

  • Multiple question types to keep it interesting
  • Focus on essential nursing and medical knowledge
  • Ideal for healthcare professionals and students
3 Questions1 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse42
Hypercalcemia associated with Paraneoplastic syndrome leads to: a) frequent urination b) thirst c) pleuritic chest pain d) hemoptysis e) nausea
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A client has finished a recent round of external radiation therapy to treat non small cell lung cancer. After the nurse has determined that the client is stable, what is an important nursing consideration for this type of therapy specifically?
Special skin care as the radiation can damage skin tissue as it passes through the body.
Making sure the client receives a high protein diet to regain strength after therapy
Ensure staff and visitors are properly protected from radiation.
Enhance client comfort by having his favorite music available to him.
A 73-year-old man returns to the clinic for continued evaluation of a chronic cough, which has been going on for the past 6 weeks. He smoked for 30 years, but has not picked up a cigarette since his 60th birthday. A chest x-ray obtained yesterday shows a mass on his left lung and opacification of the base of the lung compatible with fluid retention. The doctor is concerned about metastatic disease and has ordered a thoracentesis pleural fluid cytology. As his nurse, you understand that this procedure:
A. Facilitates a visual examination of the lungs through a flexible, fiber-optic lit tube.
B. Aspirates pleural fluid through a fine needle inserted between the ribs.
C. Can assess the invasion of cancer cells to tissues surrounding the lungs, such as local lymph nodes.
D. Is performed under general anaesthesia in the operating room.
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