Function of a micron filter - Oncology Nurse Advisor
Apr 6, 2015 · Why do some drugs need a micron filter? What is it filtering out? What harm could be caused by not using a filter? —P. Manfresca, BSN. Filters for intravenous (IV) medication …
Bone Pain Due to White Blood Cell Growth Factors
2016 Drug Take-Back Day. The 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for April 30, 2016. At these events patients can turn in prescription medications, including …
Managing TSH Levels After Total Thyroidectomy
Sep 8, 2015 · How should thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) be managed so its levels can be maintained within the normal range after total thyroidectomy for cancer of the papillary thyroid?
Tumor Markers (Fact Sheet) - Oncology Nurse Advisor
Apr 4, 2016 · What are tumor markers? Tumor markers are substances that are produced by cancer or by other cells of the body in response to cancer or certain benign (noncancerous) …
Cost vs Benefits: The Controversy Over Proton Beam Radiotherapy
Feb 28, 2018 · A patient in Germany undergoes proton therapy. At $225 million per system, the precision of proton beam radiotherapy is not necessarily overshadowing its high costs.
Drug sequence with gemcitabine - Oncology Nurse Advisor
Mar 23, 2015 · When giving gemcitabine (Gemzar) and cisplatin (Platinol), is it better to give gemcitabine first to reduce myelosuppression with every indication?
Radiotherapy side effects: Understanding pelvic radiation disease
Apr 15, 2013 · PDF of Radiation 0413. As many as 50% of patients undergoing pelvic radiation therapy define their quality of life as degraded due to subsequent chronic changes to their …
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Recent research bolsters the case that radiotherapy to treat primary endometrial cancer is associated with an increased risk of second primary malignancies (SPMs), highlighting the …
Medical Terms in Patient Education: Using the Confusing to …
Mar 21, 2018 · Medical terminology can be a foreign language — or confusing, at the least — for many patients. Ann Brady uses a patient encounter to illustrate the potential …
Understanding Drug Naming Nomenclature - Oncology Nurse …
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