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Chemotherapy
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Health Care
Professional
06/15/2008

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Chemotherapy is always compounded            .
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class 2 BSC
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blockage of the airflow in the BSC is reffred to as          .

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shadowing
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A contained unit BSC, where hands are slipped into glove-like parts is known as a       .
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glove like isolator
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Employee evaluation and competency in chemotherapy should be assessed no less than once evry         .
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year
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How does cancer develop?
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DNA is damaged and cells grow uncontrollably
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Final chemo prep solutions are placed in a            and labeled before delivery.
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sealable containers
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Personnel who are        should avoid preparing chemo products.
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pregnant
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ASPH considers a small chemo spill to be a maximum of          .
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5 ml or 5 g
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             recommends that a chemo spil kit be kept available at all times in areas where cytotoxic compounding occurs.
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OSHA
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Chemo may be used in patients who have               
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Cancer, rheumatoid athritis, lupus
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Chemotherapy is used to              the tumor without causing more damage than necessary to the patient.
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kill
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When an antineoplastic agent may cause birth defects, it is known as
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teratogenic
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What is required in a chemo prep area, but not necessarily in an aseptic compounding area? 
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biohazard containers, BSC, chemo mats
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HPV stands for            
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HUMAN PAPPILOMA VIRUS
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A             is used to absorb any chemo leaks inside a hood.

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Chemo mat
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BSCs must be validated for integrity every           months
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six
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Clean air in the BSC flows from             to          .
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top to  bottom
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Most, but not all, cancers may produce body masses known as          .
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tumors
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HIV stands for          
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Human Immuno deficiency Virus
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Cytotoxic agents are also called               .
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Antineoplastic
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The HEPA filter of a BSC should be recertified every           months.
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6
Term
Hair loss is one example of a                  in a patient who recieves chemotherapy.
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side effects

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There are      classes of BSCs
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3
Term
The front glass cover of a BSC should be brought down to a               inch opening to enter and work through.
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6
Term
When the blower in the BSC is shut off the barrier is destroyed within seconds and the inside of the cabinet becomes contaminated ( true or false)
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true
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Lint-free towels or cloths are not necexxary in the BSC cabinet as the airflow eliminates all particles ( true or false)
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false
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Baxa corp is the provider of the closed container system known as PhaSeal. ( true or false)
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True
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All Chemotherapy waste must be discarded into red biohazard containers, without exeption. ( true or false)
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False
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