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Ch.5: Detection And Diagnosis Flashcards

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Which cancer has high survival rate?

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Prostate cancer

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Which cancer has poor survival rate?

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Brain primary tumor cancer

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Which two specialty has cancer diagnosis has increasingly relied on?

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Radiology and pathology

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Which specialty is the PRIMARY METHOD to FIND a disease/

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Radiology

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Which specialty is the only method that we can DEFINIIVELY KNOW if a patient ha cancer?

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Pathology: looking at the cells directly

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T/F

Survival rate vary based on the cancer type?

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True

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T/F

Careful observations of signs and symptoms increase the early detection which will then give better outcome?

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True

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Examples of deadly cancer

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Pancreatic: due to its near location to other organs, it is easily spreadable

Ovarian: curable if caught early

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What is an important tool in maintaining good healt and detection an diagnosis?

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Routine physical

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According to ACS, the two important strategies to save live from cancer are:

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  1. Prevention

2. Early detection (screening)

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What is a prevention?

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A measure that stop cancer from developing.

Ex. Not smoking, good diet, use sun screen, etc.

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A process/of detection is consisted of what?

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Exams and test

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What’s the overall survival rate for cancer today? (Overall)

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81 percent

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Effective screening translate to ______?

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Effective screening translate to INCREASED SURVIVAL.

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Signs VS Symptoms

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Signs (objective) findings perceived by an examiner. Rash, mass, discoloration

Symptom (subjective) change in condition as perceived by a pt. (lack of sleep, numbness, upset stomach)

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Definition of diagnosis

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The identification of a disease or condition. Can be Objective or subjective

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Subjective diagnosis is based on what?

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  1. Pt. complaints
  2. Medical hx
  3. Diagnosis with NO HARD EVIDENCE
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Objective diagnosis is based on what?

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  1. Based on results of current medical procedures and tests

2. Observations made by MD or medical staff

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What is the first step in obtaining an objective diagnosis?

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Interview: done by MD

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MD follows what assessment plan? (Hint: four letters)

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S.O.A.P
S: subjective info 
O. Objective info 
A: assessment 
P: planning
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T/F

The interview is considered the most powerful diagnostic tool

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True

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Example of active listening

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Asking questions to obtain as much info as possible

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What are the thee type of verbal response?

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  1. Minimal
  2. Reflecting feelings
  3. Clarifications
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Can a patient take their record home with them?

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No. They can pay a fee and obtain a copy

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Is the radiation therapy chart included in the regular medical chart?
No, XRT is a separate document from the medical records
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What are the info gathered during medical history interview
1. Demographic 2. Complaints 3. Medical history 4. Family history 5. Personal history
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Example of demographics
Age Race Gender Martial status
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What are paraneoplastic syndrome
Symptoms that occur because of hormones or activity of the tumor, occur distant from the tumor (ex. Hypercalcemia)
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What are pre-malignant symptoms
Physiologic characteristic or disposing factors that may lead to malignancy
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What is Adela?
Swelling of the vessel
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What is thrombosis ?
Abnormal accumulation of clotting factors in vessel
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What is hematoma?
Abnormal accumulation of blood in the tissue from a ruptured vessel
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What is jaundice?
Yellowing of the skin from alcohol abuse. Indicate liver issue
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Foul smell of feces may indicate what?
Pancreatic insufficiency
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When urine has an ammonia odor is present, what this may indicate?
Bladder disorder
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Breath, halitosis may indicate what?
Head and neck malignancy
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Foul smelling of sputum indicate what?
A lung abscess
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What is palpating?
Use of touch
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Actual striking or tapping of patient, to produce vibration in areas of body
Percussion
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What is auscultation ?
Act of listening with use of stethoscope
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A physical exam includes what 4 things?
Palpitation (touch) Percussion (striking or tapping to cause vibrations) Inspection ( use of sight) Auscultation (act of listening with use of stethoscope)
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What is inspection
The use of sight to observe
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Lesions, warts, moles, and ulceration may indicate what?
May indicate benign or malignant transformation or cancer
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Vital signs includes:
``` Temperature (96.8F - 98.6F or 36C - 37C) Pulse (60 -90 beats per min) Blood pressure (110 - 140 / 60 -80) Respiration (10 -20 breaths per min) Pain ( 0- 5) ```
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The joint commission considers _______ as the 5th vital sign?
Pain
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Screening takes place at what 2 level?
1. Prevention | 2. Early detection
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T/F | Specific screening are for patients who are symptomatic, undergoing treatment, or being followed up.
True
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Lab studies included what kind of studies?
``` Blood Microbiological Urine Fecal studies Immunological studies ```
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What is an Electrocardiograph (ECG)
(ECG) is the electrical conductivity of HEART muscle
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What are Electroencephalogram (EEG)?
EEG is the electrical conductivity of brain wave activity
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What is an Electromyogram (EMG)?
EMG is the electrical conductivity in muscles
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Ability to measure True negatives
Specificity
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Ability to measure true positive
Sensitivity
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_________ is the number of new cases while ______ is the number of cases that exits at any given time.
Incidence, prevalence
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ACS recommends annual mammo to women at what age?
40
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ACS recommends a mammo and ________ to high risk women at what age?
Mammo and MRI at age 30
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What is the most effective method for detection of breast cancer ?
High quality mammo
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______ men have higher risk of prostate cancer
Black men
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What is the one leading cause of death among men >50 yrs?
Prostate cancer
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Common method for prostate screening?
DRE (digit rectal exam)
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PSA results in ________ and _________.
False negative and false positive
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As men gets older, what happens to the PSA?
PSA levels increase as men gets older
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Besides aging, when does level of PSA also increase, making PSA NOT a reliable method?
When prostrate cancer is present
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ACS recommends mass screening for which cancer'
Prostate, cervical, breast and colorectal cancers
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"Tis" stands for what?
"Tumor in situ"
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ACS recommends colonoscopy how many years?
Every 10 yrs
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The Grade of the cancer refers to _____?
Cell differentiation
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More poorly differentiated, the _____ aggressive the tumor, the _______ the grade.
More poorly differentiated, the MORE aggressive the tumor, the HIGHER the grade.
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What's Gx?
Grade not assessable
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What's G1?
Well differentiated
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What's G2?
Moderately differentiated
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What's G3?
Poorly differentiated
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What's G4?
Undifferentiated
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Examples of signs
Rash Fever Discoloration Mass
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T/F | Patient radiation therapy chart is included in the regular hospital chart
False
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Syndromes that occurs from the result of tumor activity is known as?
Paraneoplastic syndrome
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The ACS now recommends physician to have a discussion with high risk patients about low dose spiral CT screening for what cancer?
Lung cancer
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Pulse rhythm refers to?
The pattern of beats
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Breaths per minutes refers to?
The rate of respiration
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Which group of men is at highest risk for prostate cancer?
African American men
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BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 is what kind of gene?
Suppressor genes. When these genes are mutated, that when breast cancer develop
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T/F | The presence of BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 gene puts a women at higher risk of breast cancer?
False
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T/F | It is thought that most communication occurs via non-verbal cues.
True. Non-verbal cues is the facial and physical expression
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Selecting the appropriate tests and studies to check for disease is known as ?
Screening
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Change in the color of a mole is an example of?
Pre-malignancy
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Selecting appropriate tests and studies to check for disease is known as?
Screening
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What are the 4 classic techniques used during a physical exam?
1. Palpitation (use of touch) 2. Percussion (use of tapping/striking/vibration) 3. Auscultation (listening through stethoscope) 4. Inspection (use of light for observation)
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In the TNM staging, what does the "T" indicate?
T: tumor size (T0 to T4)
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In the TNM staging, what does the "N" indicate?
N: node involvement
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In the TNM staging, what does the "M" indicate?
M: spread of mets
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The ACS recommends mass screening for the general population for many cancers EXCEPT?
Lung cancer
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The ACS recommends mass screening for the general population for which cancers?
Prostate cancer Breast cancer Colorectal cancer
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T/F | Vital signs includes oxygen analysis
False
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What is the diastolic normal range?
60-80 mm Hg
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What is the procedure known as that is used to assess breast cancer node status?
Sentinel node assessment

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