HillcrestLPNPharmacology

Review Questions

Vocab: Tumoricidal
Cell Specific Vs Nonspecific

How do cisplatin and Vincristine Work?

When are bleeding precautions initiated?

What are lab tests to determine bleeding precautions with values?

How do we determine neutropenic precautions?

How can extravasation be prevented? S/S?

How are uric acid nephropathy, renal stones, and acute renal failure associated with Busulfan.

What is the impact of Allopurinol on this? Stomatitis?

How Does cyclophosphamide lead to hemorrhagic cystitis? How can this be addressed? How is potassium levels affected by this drug? What interventions would be necessary?


What are some cardiac effects of dourorubicin?
Bone marrow? GI? Which is the most serious?


What would be the net effect of using plicamycin with aspirin, anticoagulants, thrombolytic, herparin, coumadin TPA, streptokinase

What are alternatives to aspirin?

What could allopurinol be used for here in use with plicamycin?

What are some pulmonary side effects for bleomycin?

What tests for pulmonary?

What is the most important cardiac or respiratory? Why?

How do antimetabolites work?
Alkylating agents?
Hormones?