A client is about to start chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. Which of the following statements shows understanding of this phase of treatment? (Select All that Apply.)

"I may experience increased pain with these treatments."

"I'll be getting high doses of chemotherapy."

The purpose of these treatments is to induce remission."

"I may get sick at this stage of treatment."

"I’ll have treatments only once a month."

Answer and Explanation

Correct Answer : B,C,D

A.   Pain is not typically a primary side effect of chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia.
B.   Chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia often involves high doses to target rapidly dividing cancer cells and induce remission.
C.   Chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia aims to induce remission by destroying cancerous cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood.
D.   Chemotherapy can suppress the immune system, increasing the risk of infections and illness during treatment.

E.   Chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia often involves multiple cycles of treatment, which may include different drugs and frequencies.

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Correct Answer is ["A","B","D"]

Explanation

A. Irregularly irregular: Atrial fibrillation is characterized by an irregularly irregular rhythm.
B. No identifiable P waves: P waves are typically absent in atrial fibrillation or may be difficult to identify.
C. PR interval is not typically measured in atrial fibrillation as it is not relevant to the rhythm.
D. Atrial rate not measurable: The atrial rate in atrial fibrillation is not measurable due to the rapid and irregular nature of the rhythm.
E. QRS interval is typically normal in atrial fibrillation and does not exceed 0.10 seconds.

A. Atrial flutter B. Ventricular tachycardia C. Atrial fibrillation D. Sinus tachycardia

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A. Atrial flutter is characterized by a regular rhythm with rapid atrial contractions (flutter waves) that have a sawtooth appearance on the ECG tracing.
B. Ventricular tachycardia typically presents with a wide QRS complex and is often associated with hemodynamic instability.
C. Atrial fibrillation is characterized by irregularly irregular rhythm with no distinct P waves and irregular ventricular response.
D. Sinus tachycardia is characterized by a regular rhythm with a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute originating from the sinus node.

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A client is about to start chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. Which of the following statements shows understanding of this phase of treatment? (Select All that Apply.)

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Which of the following are rules for atrial fibrillation? Select all that apply

Correct Answer is ["A","B","D"]

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The nurse is reading a cardiac monitor of a patient and observes a regular rhythm, and the P waves have a sawtooth pattern. The nurse recognizes this as which arrhythmia?

Correct Answer is A

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