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- Systemic infection
Cause by
- salmonellae are gram-negative, flagellate ,
motile, nonsporulating facultative
o Mode of transmission
4 SATAGES OF TYPHOID FEVER
- fecal
1. Prodromal stage
- oral route ingestion of contaminated food &
- Microorganism travel in blood stream
water
S/SX:
o Incubation period Fever Dull head ache
- 1-3 weeks Abdominal pain Nausea
o Source of infection Vomiting Diarrhea
- 5 F’s Constipation
- Feces
2. Fastidial stage
- Finger
- Organism has reached peyer’s patches
- Food
- Flies
- Fomites 3 clinical features of typhoid
- Presence of rose spots ( abdomen and chest
) – only symptom specific to typhoid
( pathognomonic , present in 25 % of cases )
- Blanching in pink macular spots 2-3mm over
trunk
2.ladderlike fever
3.spienomegaly
3. Defervescence stage
a. Intestinal hemorrhages
- melena ,hematochezia
Note: - !!!! avoid dark colored foods
b. Intestinal perforation - Peritonitis
- Peyer’s patches may become necrotic
- Sudden , severe , abdominal pain ,
persistence of fever , rigid abdomen
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- Ceftriaxone , cefixime , ciprofloxacin
Nursing care
2. Maintenance of nutrition
- High calorie , low residue diet
- !! do not give milk which can lead to
= acidity and diarrhea
3. Isolation of patient
4. Lysis/convalescence CDT IMMUNIZATION
Adults : 0.5 cc Im deltoid
S/SX: will subside
Children <10 years old 0.25cc IM deltiod
- Patient will should be watched because *6months immunity
patinet may developed relapse
Tx: Treatment
Antibiotic :
Chloramphenicol
- 100mg/kg in 4 doses for 14 days
DYSENTERY
3 types of dysentery
MODE OF TRANSMISSION
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Amoebiasis ( stool should be fresh within 30 minutes
to one hour to find trophozoites)
Treatment
Cholera – dark field microscopy of fresh stool
o Rectal Swab – for cholera and shigellosis
Shigellosis:
- Co-trimoxazole
- ciprofloxacin
Cholera:
- Co-trimoxazoleTetracycline
- Ciprofloxacin
Amoeba:
Metronidazole
Preventive Measures
Brand name of metronidazole : fladgyl
Abcess may break through the lungs by coughing - sunken eyes,loss of skin turgor, increased
“anchovy sauce” sputum thirst, dry oral mucous membrane
o Stool Examination - 100ml/kg over a 4-hour interval
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Severe dehydration Tx rest
- CHO diet
- IVF
Note: Acute no tendency to be chronic)
NURSING ALERT-Sports drinks do not replace
fluid losses correctly and should not be used.
3 stagesHEP
of Bmanifestations
(serum hepatitis)
1. Pre-icteric
- Fever
- RUQ pain
- Fatigability
- weight loss anorexia
- N/V
HEPATITIS
- headache
2. Icteric
- Inflammation of the liver - Jaundice
Due to : - Itchiness
- alcoholism - pruritis-bile salts in skin
- drug intoxication - tea colored urine
- parasite - stools-clay-colored
- chemical arsenic - hepatomegaly
- microorganism - tender liver
- viral communicable disease 3. Post -Icteric stage
1. Hepatitis A - jaundice subsides
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Medical Mx 3. Hepatitis C
Tx
- Rest
- Nutrition
- no alcohol
- alpha-interferon as the single modality of Syn: Post-transfusion hepatitis, multiple drug use,
therapy that offers the most promise. A Transmission possible with sex with infected partner;
regimen of 3x weekly for 16 to 24 weeks MOT:
result in remission
-percutaneous
-antiviral agents- Population at risk
lamivudine (Epivir)
- Healthcare workers
Adefovir (Hepsera), oral nucleoside analogs
- Blood recipients
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- Drug addicts E- EAT LOW FAT , HIGH CARB
Incubation period: P- PERSONAL HYGIENE NO SHARING
- 2 weeks- 6 months-
A- ACTIVITY CONSERVATION- REST
- 15–160 days- Average: 50 days
- Transfer from mother to baby T- TOXIC PRODUCTS AVOIDANCE- ALCOHOL,
ASPIRIN, SEDATIVES, ACETAMINOPHEN
- IV drug use, multiple blood transfusion
I- INDIVIDUAL BATHROOM
NOTE: Tendency to go Chronic > CA!!!
4. Hepatitis D
- IV drug use
Transmission T- TESTING RESULTS (ALT,AST,.
- parenteral co infects with HVB to replicate BILIRUBIN,AMMONIA)
5. Hepatitis E
- Water borne
I- INTERFERON/ IMMUNIZATION
- Fecal oral
S- SMALL FREQUENT MEALS
- Resemble HVA
- No chronicity
o Dx:
- Liver function Test- determine extent of liver
damage
- ALT/SGPT- Alanine Aminotransferase
- Hepatitis Profile
o Tx:
- Symptomatic and supportive
- Antiviral: lamivudine OD x 1 yr
- Interferon 3x a week for 6 months
o Nursing Care:
1. CBR
2. Nutrition: inc. CHO in diet
o Preventive:
1. Immunization
2. Universal precaution
H- HAND WASHING
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Oncologic nursing
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12/6/21 - in HIV – AIDS patient
- the patient is immune compromised
- Study about cancer & cancer patient
o Tumor terminology
TUMOR ( NEPOLASM )
- Mass
Suffix - OMA
NEO – new
PLASM – growth
Benign
Malignant - Cancer
o Theories
1. Cellular differentiation theory
- It Arises from the changes that we have , adaptation
or adjustment
- Benign growth patterns
o HYPERTROPHY
increase in the size of the cell
o HYPERPLASIA
in the number of cells
o METAPLSIA
change in one cell type to another cell
type
o DYSPLASIA - Precursor of cancer Carcinogenesis
Abnormal changes in the cell
o ANAPLASIA
Loss of cellualr differentation Initiation
Exposure to initiating agents
( carcinogens
Promotion
Carcinogens cause unregulated
accelerated growth in previously
initiated cells :reversible
Progression
Tumor cells acquire malignant
characteristics
RISK FACTORS :
1. Hereditary – oncogenes
2. Obesity age
2. Failure of the immune response theory
3. Smoking
Failure of the immune response theory 4. Alcohol
5. Radiation
o Kaposi’s sarcoma 6. Chemicals
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7. Microbes
- HPV, HBV , HCV
- H, pylori
8. Food ( process foods , preservatives , high
fat , low fiber
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Secondary =0-4 ng/Ml (normal value )
4. Colorectal cancer
Screening
- (Anal )
Detection
Diagnosis
- DRE 50y/o annualy
treatment - Colonoscopy – 5 years
Tertiary - Palliative treatment 5. Cervical cancer
- Papsmear
Diagnostic TEST Class 1 -normal
Class 2 - inflammation
o Prevention , screening and detection
Class 3 - dysplasia
MEMORIZE !!!!! - Warning singns of cancer . Class 4 - probably malignat
C - changes in bowel or bladder habbit (bladder cancer ) Class 5 - malaignant
TUMOR MARKERS
A - a sore that does not heal (skin cancer )
a. Prostate specific antigen
U - unusual bledding or discharge b. S-100 – melanoma antigen
( cervical cancer , uterine cancer) c. Thyroglobulin
T- thickening or lump in the breast or else where(bukol) d. CA 15 – 3 / CA 27 – 29 – breast cancer
e. Carcinoembronic antigen ( CEA)/CA 19-9
I – indifestion & difficulty of swallowing colorectal cancer
f. CA 125 – ovarian cancer
Diagnostic IMAGING
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- Based on professional judgement and measurement Stage 1 - confined to the tissue and small, it has not
of primary tumor’s size , location in the body and spread Stage
evudence of the disease through physical
examination
Stage 2 - with increase growth of cancer, has not
spread Stage
c. pathologic staging
- the pratice of examintion of the tissue of interest Stage 3 - larger and has spread to surrounding tissues
both grossly and mcroscopically to evaluate its and LN Stage
characteristic and make an assessment a to the
Stage 4 - with distant metastasis
GRADING OF CANCER (type of cells / agressiveness
aggreassiveness of the malignant tumor TNM staging
T – tumopr size
T1 – T4 a. Surgery
- As the branch of medicine that uses maual and
No- no nodal involvement
instrumental to deal w/ the diagnosis and
N1 – w/nodal involement treatment of injury , deformity , & disease
Prevent a cancer occurenc in the high – risk
Nx – nodal involmenet cannot be assessed
patient
Mo – no mets Diagnose a primary or metastatic of
malignancy
M1 – w/mets Provide a primary or secondary treatment of
Mx – mets cannot be assessed an identified malignancy
Provide a route of administration of theraphy
To rehanilitate by means of reconstruction
Stage 1 – tumore confined to an area intervention
To offer palliative care through symtom
Stage 2 – w/ local nodes management in advance cancer .
Stage 3 – 2/ regional nodes b. Chemotherapy
c. Radiation
Stage 4 – w/ distant nodes d. Biotherapy
e. Stem cell therapy
STAGING
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NURSES ROLES IN THE CARE OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY related to new and possibly unidentified needs of
a. To identify risk factors or behaviors that prompt a the cancer patient.
[reventive surgical procedure
b. Nurses must understand the fundamentals of
surgical oncology
c. Plat role during the initial assessment and • is the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of
evaluation of symptoms , testing , and diganosis
cancer.
throughtout the preoperative , intraoperative ,
• Its function is to kill tumor by interfering with
and post operative care or primary or secondary
cellular functions and reproduction
surgical procedure .
d. Nurses must be instrumental in the - Systemic Treatment rather than localized
identification , planning , implementaion , and treatment
evaluation phases of surgcial treament . GOAL
e. To provide a comprehensive plan of care and CURE- To cure tumor and cancer, to disappear and do
enhance patient outcomes. not re-occur
CONTROL- To control or to stop the cancer from
growing and spreading.
PALLIATION- If / when cure and control is no longer
Cell cycle generation possible, its goal is to relieve symptoms caused by
HISTORCAL PERSPECTIVE
G1 Phase - the phase where RNA and protein cancer.
- Surgery in the mid eighteenth century provided the
synthesis occur.
era of observation and
S Phasediscovery
- the phase of thewhere
clinicDNA synthesisfeatures
- pathologic occur. of
Factors influencing chemotherapy selection and
G2 Phase - pre-mitotic
malignant tumors.phase. For further protein administration
-synthesis
Surgeryinispreparation
the oldest cancer intervention, and one
for mitosis Blood-Brain Barrier
that has offered the
M Phase- Mitosis and cell division. - inhibit certain substances from entering the brain or
possibility of cure. CNS.
G0 Phase- resting phase
- Historically, cancer surgery can be traced back over - Intrathecal route (Omaya reservoir / lumbar puncture)
5000 years toTumor treatment of
growth
• Doubling breasttime cancer,
– timealbeit primitive,
required in the
to reach pre -size.
certain
anesthesia era.
• Micrometastasis- the possibility for the tumor to
- In 1809, Ephraim
th th
MacDowell excised a massive
shed cells (7 -10 )
ovarian tumor, which initiated
Gompertzian thefunction
prospect- of a pattern
successfulwhere doubling
cancer time is
surgery.
more- rapid
Elliot, in 1822,
during reported
the early microscopic examination of a
stages.
lymph nodeChemotherapeutic
related to agent Chronotherapy / Circadian Rhythm
breast Ca cases - regular repeated fluctuation in biologic functions during
1. Adjuvant therapy- chemotherapy used in conjunction
- Surgical procedure significantly advanced through the 24 hour period
with another treatment modality and aimed to treat
work of Halted in radical - “diurnal” means events happening in the daytime
micrometastases.
mastectomy; - Circadian Variables
2. -Neoadjuvant chemotherapy-
Billroth in gastrectomy, done to shrink a tumor
laryngectomy - Influence drug absorption, metabolism, distribution
itPrinciples:
before is removed surgically. and elimination.
- The principles
3. Primary therapy-of surgical oncology,
treatment for patientare based
who havein the
foundations of surgery,
localize cancer, alternative way but less than Cytoprotectants
oncology, nursing, and medicine. - is used to prevent or decrease specific system effects
completely effective treatment.
- Principles create the basic framework, but rapidly related to drug therapies.
4. Induction
advancing chemotherapy
scientific and- primary treatment for (cardiotoxicity,nephrotoxicity)
patients technologic
who have cancer methodsfor may
which no alternative
change the
treatment exist.
identification or ranking of principle It protects normal tissues from cytotoxic effects
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agents / drugs to treat cancer.
6. Myeloablative therapy- dose intensive therapy used
in preparation for peripheral blood stem cell
transplantation.
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of drugs or irritation while preserving their anti- - secreted by the endocrine glands
tumor effects Affecting the cell membrane permeability, manipulating
Liposomes hormone levels, tumor growth can be suppressed.
- use to enhance drug delivery to specifically target - not cytotoxic and not curative and
tissue purpose
- prevent cell division
- prevent further growth of hormone-dependent
tumors.
- anti-androgen, antii-estrogen
Nitrousoureas
- Action is similar to alkylating agents, inhibits
synthesis of DNA & RNA
- Carmustine
Monoclonal antibodies
• Destroys cancer cells and spare normal cells.
- Rituximab, Gentuzumab
Topical
- Cover surface area w/ a thin film of medication,
instruct the patient to wear loose fitting cotton
clothing, wear gloves and wash hands thoroughly
after the procedure.
- Commonly prepared as ointments and
usually used to treat sun cancers.
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for at least 5 minutes.
- Follow agency guidelines regarding follow up
care with a clinical eye exam
1. Procedure for spill on hard surface, linen, COMMON SIDE EFFECT OF CHEMOTHERAPY
personnel or patient. Nausea & vomiting
- Restrict the area of spill - Mos common for the first 24-48 hrs
- Obtain the drug spill kit
- Delayed N&V! week after chmotherapy
- Put on PPE and if powder spill involved
Cause unknown
use respirator mask
Activation receptor
- Open waste disposal (double the bag and
Stimulation of the peripheral autonomic
put a label on it)
and vertibular pathways Serotonin
Management
Spill on linen
1. Oral hygiene
- remove soiled, contaminated linen from the patient. 2. Assess for dehydration ( anti emetic)
- Place the linen in an appropriate, approved, 3. Ice chips
especially marked, impervious laundry bag. 4. Round the clock medication
- should be washed twice and laundry personnel must
wear latex gloves and gown when handling this Alopecia
material - Begins 2-3 weeks
- clean contaminated area with absorbent and - Ends after 3 months / regrowth of the hair may
detergent solution. begin in 8 weeks.
Spill n Personnel or Patient Management
- Wigs for female, cap for male
- immediately remove any contaminated protective
garments or linen. - Pre - emptive hair cut
- wash the affected area of skin with soap and water. Stomatitis
- follow procedure for contaminated linen.
Management
- notify the physician if there is a drug spill oon the
- Inspect mouth routinely
patient.
- Oral care (saline)/ soft bristle toothbrush/ do
- place all contaminated materials in doubled-bag
not use listerine
waste disposal bag.
- Avoid spicy and citrus foods
- discard the waste bags and contents in approved
- Provide ice chips and popsicles
container.
- Soft bland diet
- then wash your hands thoroughly with soap and
- Viscous lidocaine (adult)
water.
contraindicated to child, it reduces gag reflex
Eyes Exposure
- Immediately flood the affected eyes with water
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Anorexia Phlebitis (venipuncture) (48 hours
- Makes the food taste metallic (meat) Anaphylaxis
Management - Aminophyline, Dipenhydramine hydrochloride,
- Place patient in comfortable position Dopamine, Epinephrine, Heparin, Hydrocortisone
- Maintain good hygiene - O2 set-up, tubing cannula or mask and airway
- Serve food atractively devices
- Suction equipment
- Provide general comfort
- IV fluids – isotonic solutions
- IV tubings and supplies for venous access
Anemia - - anxiety, hypotension, urticaria, cyanosis,
Management respiratory distress, abdominal cramping, flushed
- Assess skin for pallor appearance and chills.
- Schedule activities w/ rest periods !!!stop the drug infusion
- Administer erythropoietin as ordered = maintain IV line, isotonic saline
- Blood cells – BM supression = Position comfortably to promote perfusion of the
- ¯ RBC – anemia vital organs
- ¯ wbc infection = notify the physician
¯ platelets – bleediong = maintain airway and anticipate the need for
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Methrotrexate – inhibit = monitor vs
= administer medication as prescribed
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
= follow the institution protocol for follow up care
Neutropenia = document
1. Check the
for Phlebitis
incident in
andpatients
Vesicant
medical record.
Management
extravasation (leak of drug into subcutaneous
- Assess sign of infection - Fever
tissue) (pain, necrosis, sloughing of tissues)
- Abnormal lung sound - Cough
2. High calorie and hiigh protein diet
- Practice cleanliness - Handwashing before
3. Encourage hydration
and after procedures
4. Monitor cbc
- No flowers, fish, fruits, vegetables and raw fruits
Oral examination for stomatitis
1. Teratogenic
Thrombocytopenia 2. Hair loss concerns
3. Encourage counseling
Management
4. Report complications
- Assess skin and mouth for sign of bleeding
5. Administer anti emetic drugs
- Check stool and urine for blood
Practice aseptic techniques at all time
- No shaving
- No suppositories and enema Note : !!CBC must be taken before under go
- Gentle oral care chemotherapy
- AVOID SEX ( bleeding )
Dx test (diagnotis test )
Tumor marker identification
Watch out for - Analysis of substances found in the body
Vesicant Etravasation tissues, blood and other body fluids that are
- Leak of chemo drugs to subcutaneous tissue made by tumor.
that causes pain, necrosis and sloughing of - Breast cancer
tissues - Colon cancer
- Lung cancer
Flare - Ovarian cancer
- Localized allergic reaction, without pain and - Prostate cancer
marked with red blotches along the vein line.
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- Testicular cancer
Mammography
- for breast cancer
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Neurologic Cancer
- Pelvic Cancer
- Abdominal Cancer
- Thoracic Cancer
Breast Cancer
Flouroscopy
- Used of x-ray that identify contrast in body
tissue
- Skeletal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
Position Emission Tomography
- Lung
- Colon
- Liver
- Pancreatic
- Hodgkin and Non Hoodgkin
- Lymphoma
Endoscopy
- for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose
• Bronchial
• G.I Cancer
1. Encourage counseling
2. Report complications
3. Administer anti emetic drugs
4. Practice aseptic techniques at all time o Metrotrexate
- Can use of rheumathoid ..
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RADIATION THERAPHY
- Kill the cancer cells .
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TYPES OF RADIATION THERAPY
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BONE MARROW & STEM CELL TRANSPLANT » Bone marrow is obtained by performing multiple
puntures with a large-bore needle into the patient's
(hematopoietic stem cell)
posterior and occasionally the anterior iliac crests.
- The soft spongey tissue found in the .
- .. - Less common
- Is a process of replacing disease or damage marrow
w/ normally functioning bine marrow .
- ..
Syngeneic
- A patient is given stem cells from their twin or
triplet Related
- The donor related to the recipient's, usually a
sibling
Unrelated
- The donor is no relation to the recipient
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- removed from the umbilical cord andplacenta after
the baby no longer needs them
- birth, collected, tissue-typed,processed and stored
frozen
- no access to donor
- unknown genetic disease
- Expensive!
Multiple Myeloma
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BIOTHERAPHY • IFN-a and IFN-B
- are produced by leukocytes and fibroblast
- A treatment with agents derived from
meanwhile IFN-y Is produced by T-
biological responses and sources.
Lymphocytes. • IFN-y is more potent in
- A treatment of disease using substances
activating macrophages.
obtained or derived from living organisms.
Interferons (IFN)
- IN have a wide range of biologic effects
Note : BCG ( can give)
including
- Antiviral
Approaches of Biotherapy
- Antiproliferative
o Active Immunotherapy - giving tumor-
• Immunomodulatory
bearing host agent that are designed to elicit
• Antiviral: Renders uninfected cells resistance to
an immune response to retard or eliminate
attack by the virus.
tumor growth.
• Antiproliferative: Extends all phases of the cell
- Specific - immunization with tumor cell or
cycle and lengthens
tumor cell extracts as antigens or vaccines.
overall cell generation time.
- Non-specific - to boost overall immunity
• Immunomodulatory: Increases the potential of
through adjuvants.
NK cellsN
o Passive Immunotherapy - administration or
transfer of previously sensitized immunologic
reagents or immune reactive cell to a tumor-
bearing host.
o Adoptive Immunotherapy - transfer of
sensitized cells.
Interferons (IFN)
- Is a family of glycoproteins hormones
possessing pleiotrophic biologic effects.
3 major classes
1. Alpha (IFN-a)
2. Beta (IFN-B)
3. Gamma (IFN-V)
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