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NU 214 Test 3
chemo drugs
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Nursing
Pre-School
03/20/2014

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Term
alkylating agents are ?
Definition
  • interfere with dna replication
  • cell cycle nonspecific
  • tx for leukemia, multiple myeloma
Term
alkylating agent drugs
Definition
  • cyclophosphamide/cytoxan
    • hemorrhagic cystits - blood in bladder
Term
antimetabolites are ?
Definition
  • inhibit nucleic acid synthesis
  • tx for ALL, many ca
  • s/e
    • bone marrow suppression
Term
alkylating agents s/e are ?
Definition
  • bone marrow suppression
  • severe N/V
  • stomatitis
  • alopecia
  • birth defects
Term
Antimetabolites drugs are ?
Definition
  • cytarabine/ARA-C
    • hepatoxicity, protect conjunctiva
  • methotrexate/foley
    • hepatoxicity, pneumonitis, renal failure
Term
antimetabolites S/E are ?
Definition
  • bone marrow suppression
  • N/V
  • diarrhea
  • alopecia
  • stomatitis
  • cns damage
Term
antitumor antibiotics are ?
Definition
  • prevent dna and rna synthesis
  • tx for hodgkins, NHL, leukemia, many ca
Term
antitumor antibiotics drugs are ?
Definition
  • doxorubicin/adriamycin
    • myocardial toxicity 2nd prevention
  • bleomycin/blenoxane
    • pulmonary toxicity
    • renal/hepatitc toxicity
Term
antitumor antibiotics S/E are ?
Definition
  • bone marrow suppression
  • N/V
  • alopecia
  • pulmonary toxicity
  • renal toxicity
  • hepatic toxicity
  • heart damage
  • tissue toxicity
Term
Mitotic spindle poisons are ?
Definition
  • are plant extracts that arrest cell division
  • tx for hodgkins, lymphoma, ca
Term
mitotic spindle poison drugs are ?
Definition
  • vincristine/oncovin
    • impotence
    • bone pain
  • vinblastine/velban
    • constipation
    • loss of reflexes
Term
mitotic spindle poison S/E are?
Definition
  • bone marrow suppression
  • N/V
  • stomatitis
  • autonomic neuropathy
  • paralytic ileus
  • neurotoxic
Term
Misc agents are ?
Definition
  • tx for ALL, leukemias
  • asparaginase/elspar - inhibits protein synthesis
    • mood disorders
    • hepatoxicity
    • renal tox
    • altered glucose metabolism
Term
hormonal agents are ?
Definition
  • hormonal dependent tumors
  • androgens
  • estrogens/anti estrogen
  • progestin
  • adrenal cortical compounds/ anti adrenal
Term
hormonal agents drugs are ?
Definition
  • tomaxifen/nolvodex - anti estrogen
  • testolactone/teslec - androgen
    • palliative in advanced breast cancer
Term
hormonal s/e are ?
Definition
  • hypercalcemia
  • jaundice
  • increased appetite
  • fluid retention
  • htn
  • hypokalemia
  • diabetes
  • immunosuppression
  • mood swings
  • psychosis
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