Practice Test- Chemo Certification Exam Questions With Correct Answers (2023)

Leucovorin {Ans: potentiates the effects of 5-FU and decreases the effect of MTX}Warm Compress {Ans: Plant alkaloids and etoposide}3 Drugs can cause cardiac toxicity {Ans: doxorubicin traztuzmab (herceptin) pertuzamab (perjeta)}Myelosuppression {Ans: Most common dose limiting toxicity in cancer patients}Thalidomide {Ans: cannot be given to pregnant women}IL2 {Ans: risk of hypotension}Cytotoxic Agents {Ans: kill cancer cells}Capillary Leak Syndrome S/S {Ans: HYPOtension and decreased UOP}Bone Pain {Ans: Common side effect of colony stimulating}Temazolamide {Ans: crosses the blood brain barrier}Capecitibe {Ans: risk of hand and foot syndrome}Radiosensitizer {Ans: Gemcitabine}Asparaginase {Ans: Test dose is given prior}Fludarabine {Ans: physicians will often treat prophylactically with antibiotics when this is prescribed}Most feared symptom of cancer {Ans: nausea/vomiting}Doxorubicin {Ans: urine=red}Atropine {Ans: used to treat early diarrhea from Irinotecan (Camptosar)}Cytostatic Agents {Ans: slow the growth of cancer cell}Tumor Lysis Syndome {Ans: 1. hyperkalemia 2. hyperphosphatemia 3. hyperuricemia 4. hypocalcemia}Cisplatin {Ans: Can cause ototoxicity and renal toxicity}