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My friend recently had all the lymph nodes removed from the right side of his neck and shoulder after 3 months of very aggressive cancer treatment. His immune system is so weak his body can’t seem to heal the wounds. What can he do to help his immune system get stronger, any advice on supplements etc would be SO helpful! Thank you!

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1. What happens when an oncogene mutates?
A. The cell cycle slows down.
B. The cell cycle stops.
C. The cell cycle speeds up.
D. The body produces carcinogens.

2. What are growth factors?
A. Nutrients that give you energy
B. Proteins that are produced by cancer cells
C. Proteins that stimulate cell division
D. Compounds such as vitamins that help you grow

3. What term describes programmed cell death?
A. Metastasis
B. Apoptosis
C. Carcinogenesis
D. Cyclogenesis

4. How is a benign tumor different from a malignant tumor?
A. Malignant tumors do not spread; cells in a benign tumor break away and spread to other parts of the body.
B. Benign tumors perform the specialized functions needed by the body; malignant tumors do not.
C. Malignant tumors exert pressure on surrounding tissues; benign tumors do not.
D. Benign tumors do not spread; cells in a malignant tumor break away and spread to other parts of the body.

5. Which of the following is not a treatment for cancer?
A. Radiation therapy
B. Surgery
C. HeLa cells
D. Chemotherapy

true of false!
6. External factors that help regulate the cell cycle include physical and chemical signals
7. A growth factor is an internal signal that stimulates growth and division of cells.
8. Apoptosis occurs when internal or external signals activate genes that help produce self-destructive enzymes.
9. Cancer is the common name for a class of diseases characterized by controlled cell division.
10. An external factor that affects the cell cycle includes contact from other cells.

I am having a little trouble with the following questions & would GREATLY appreciate the help. I have provided what I think the answers MIGHT be. Please correct me if I’ve gotten them wrong. Ok, here goes.

1. A 15-year old female patient has experienced daily nausea for the past two months. The patient states that she feels like “I’ve eaten something that has upset my stomach.: She denies vomiting and weight loss. The patient has noticed a weight gain of 10 lb within this two-month period. Which heading of the medical history and physical examination does this statement represent?

A. Family history
B. Chief complaint
C. Social history
D. Present illness

Answer: B

2. The patient’s glucose is 80 mg/dL (80 mg% is approximately an equivalent expression some hospitals and other health care institutions use the former unit construction, whereas others use the latter); creatinine, 0.2 mg/dL (0.2 mg% is approximately an equivalent expression); and albumin is within normal limits. These test results represent part of a

A. blood chemistry profile
B. urinalysis
C. electrocardiogram
D. diagnosis

Answer: A

3. The lateral ports were removed. Where would these ports be located?

A. Toward the back
B. Toward the head
C. Farthest from the median
D. Toward the front

Answer: A

4. A 65-year-old patient has a murmur over the apex of the heart. What does the term apex represent?

A. Tip
B. Nearest the middle
C. Front
D. Back

Answer: A

5. The patient reports smoking three packs of cigarettes per month. She denies drug and alcohol use. This statement is an example of

A. social history
B. family history
C. physical examination
D. chief complaint

Answer: A

6. The patient went into cardiac arrest. The (-ac) portion of the word is a/an

A. noun suffix
B. plural suffix
C. combining form
D. adjective suffix

Answer: A

7. A 16-year-old patient is having problems with a swollen gland on the left side of her neck. The physician is most likely to use __________ to determine if the gland has any atypical characteristics.

A. auscultation
B. percussion
C. palpation
D. visualization

Answer: C

8. During surgery 1 cm of subcutaneous fat is revealed. What does the prefix in the word subcutaneous mean?

A. Across
B. Under
C. Around
D. Within

Answer: B

9. The patient’s face shows pustular lesions and comedone formation. The skin’s surface is quite inflamed. Which of the following diagnoses best describes this statement?

A. Rosacea
B. Sebaceous cyst
C. Acne vulgaris
D. Measles

Answer: A

10. A 33-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment of angina. The physician’s medication orders included nitroglycerin. What type of action does this drug have?

A. Palliative
B. Placebo
C. Therapeutic
D. Prophylactic

Answer: C

11. The patient was brought to the hospital emergency room with a stab wound to the patellar area. A needle was inserted to remove synovial fluid from the joint. What type of procedure was done?

A. Arthrocentesis
B. Revision arthroplasty
C. Meniscectomy
D. Ostectomy

Answer: A

12. The patient was prescribed suppositories to be inserted rectally for nausea and vomiting. What drug administration route is being used in this scenario?

A. Gastrointestinal
B. Intramuscular
C. Parenteral
D. Subcutaneous

Answer: C

13. The medication presently prescribed is Rhinocort Aqua spray. This medication is taken through which medication route?

A. Rectal
B. Inhalation
C. Topical
D. Intravenous

Answer: B

14. The young woman’s arm was covered with tiny ephelides, which are

A. birthmarks
B. freckles
C. small tumors
D. cysts

Answer: B

15. What does the abbreviation “AD” represent in a medical report?

A. Left ear
B. Both ears
C. Right ear
D. Right eye

Answer: D

16. Anna has an upper respiratory tract infection. She has had a fever of 103F for the past three days. She is taking Tylenol to help reduce her fever. What type of drug action does this medication provide?

A. Placebo
B. Prophylactic
C. Therapeutic
D. Palliative

Answer: C

17. The patient had a free-moving clot. What is another term for this type of clot?

A. Gangrene
B. Embolism
C. Stenosis
D. Murmur

Answer: B

18. History revealed that the patient previously underwent a post surgical procedure to correct valvular stenosis. What is the name of this procedure?

A. Echocardiogram
B. Cardiac catheterization
C. Heart valve
D. Commissurotomy

Answer: D

19. Chief complaint: Pallor, numbness in the fingers. History of present illness: A 69-year-old female has temporary constriction of arterioles on the skin. Which of the following diagnoses would fit the physician’s impression?

A. Unstable angina
B. Pleural effusion
C. Raynaud’s phenomenon
D. Congestive heart failure

Answer: C

20. With the patient lying in the supine position, t

okay so since last saturday ive been having this odd strange feeling that something was stuck in my throat/esophogus.. everytime i swallow, including my saliva i feel like i have something stuck their or i feel like those times when i dont cheww properly and something hard is going down threw the eshophogus to my stomach.. its thursday right now and i did was research and im really really scared if its a tumor or something serious i dont feel pressure on my chest i dont feel any other symtoms just the feeling that something in stuck in their.. what should i do? go to my family docters 2moro? any home remidies or litle fast treatments that would do the trick? im only 14 im on my sisters account.. thanks a lot

I had a scare last night. My boyfriend and I were laying around watching tv. We had eaten dinner about 2 hours previous. I sat up to go to make some popcorn. While we were discussing this he suddenly said he was hot and started sweating profusely. I felt his forehead and it was wet. He said he didn’t feel well and got up to go to the bathroom. Half way there he turned and started back towards me. He didn’t look right. I moved towards him to see if he needed help and he kind of shook, his eyes rolled back and lids blinked and he collapse in my arms. I’ve never seen anyone faint or have a seizure so I am not sure what it was. I rolled him on his back and saw that he was breathing regularly and his heart was beating. I asked him to open his mouth and he did at my request. I was worried about him swallowing his tongue if it was a seizure. But after he responded that no longer seemed like it would be a problem. I got cold water and a cold wet towel and came back and he was on his stomach so I put the towel under his head to try to cool him down. He lay on the floor for another 5-10 mins. Then got up on the couch. After a few more mins he said he was fine.

I’m on the computer now trying to figure what may have caused this. He is 45 yrs old. His sister has a history of seizures (he says from a crack on the head when she was young) don’t know if this is correct or just something he was told when he was young. His dad died from a heart attack at a young age when he was young himself. His mom died from brain tumors at a relatively young age also.

2 weeks ago he mentioned getting some of the same symptoms while at the dentist with his son. He was watching him get shots to have his teeth pulled. At the time he got the sweats and weak feeling but not the fainting. He is not squeamish in the least bit being a hunter but we both had written it off to the fact that he was watching them give his son shots. Now that does not seem to be the fact.

I know I need to talk him into seeing a doctor but that is going to be a very hard task. He says if something is wrong he’d rather not know. Please don’t get me started on this subject. I know the importance but it is a very touchy subject which we argued about after wards. When his mom was diagnosed with her tumors (she seemed healthy to him at the time) it was only months later that she passed. He is convinced that if she hadn’t done the treatment she would have lived longer. He says at least she wouldn’t have been sick the last months. Anyway, I’m trying to figure out what these symptoms could be a result or precursor to. Any insight would be very helpful. I’ve told him he is being selfish that if something happens to him he’ll be gone and his son sisters and I are the ones who will have to deal with it. That it is not fair to us but he just shrudges it off. I know it’s from fear of hearing bad news and I’m trying to deal with that but in the meantime is there something else I can do?

Let me give you a little bit of background information on my situation.

I have a very close family friend named Brad who is practically a second dad to me. Almost 2 years ago, he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called chondrosarcoma. He has had 3 massive surgeries in a 4 month span, 2 1/2 months of stomach bedrest and hundreds of hours of physical therapy. He has also gone to Germany(we live in the U.S.) 3 times in order to get experimental treatments because there is very little information on this type of cancer. This man has lived WAY past what the doctors said that he would and our entire family/church family is very grateful for that. We have had several benefits for him and our entire church is praying for a miracle. Resently, one of his lungs is 100% tumor and the other is 67% tumor, making breathing extremely difficult. He is having a very difficult day today and some people aren’t expecting him to make it through the night. I am supposed to go see him tomorrow and I’m very very scared on what tonight and tomorrow might hold. I know it is even worse because my dad is having second thoughts on letting me go see Brad tomorrow. Brad is one of the most religious, kindhearted, giving, and god following men I know. He has an amazingly strong wife and two beautiful children. A girl who is 2 and a boy who turned 5 today. We are all very close and all struggling together.

I have been raised in a church my entire life and I know that god has a plan for everyone even though we cant always understand it, but i can not express how badly i want to know why god is letting all of this happen. Brad has had god first in his life, so why is god hurting him so much? Im begging god to heal Brad. His wife, children, and family all need him desperatly. There arent any other treatments avalible for Brad because he is too weak. This situation is all in god’s hands.

If you have any words of advice, confort, scripture, ect. please tell me. As I am typing this tears are running down my face. I dont think im going to be able to sleep tonight considering the circumstances.

Thank You in advance and God Bless
If I may clarify on a small part- In no way shape or form am I blaming the all powerful God that saved all of us.I am simply confused and shocked that he is allowing this cancer to slowly kill Brad. I called Brad a week ago and he made it clear that if its god’s will for him to go to heaven, he will do so. He is worried about his family and what will happen to them. Brads brother died several years ago so his family has already been through alot.

Thank you for all the answers so far and please keep them coming
I am 14 and I understand my dad’s worries but I would much rather tell him everything i want to and be heartbroken then regret my entire life on not telling Brad how i feel towards him and to give him a huge hug.

i was the size of a golf ball and they did a biopsy and it turned out to be maligment. they did a laser treatment and it shrunk to the size of a peanut shell. a couple weeks later they did an ultrsound and part of it grew back. they did another biopsy and it was maligment. now they are doing another lasrer treatment. do these tumors keep growing back? how man treatments until they decide to do chemo? are there any other options? this is all very scary and we dont know much about it. any shared information or personal experiences would be SOOOO appreciated. thank you

I need to compare the measurements of benign tumors before treatment and after treatment. Can anyone tell me: If the measurements of one were, say, 7.6 cm x 5.9 cm x 8.1 cm THEN, and the measurements NOW are 6.6 cm x 5.4 cm x 8.2 cm, how do I figure this calculation to find the ENTIRE AREA of each, so that I know exactly how big it was THEN, how big it is NOW, and thus I can figure out how much it has shrunk? Thanks to all who answer this seriously!