Managing TSH Levels After Total Thyroidectomy
WEBSep 8, 2015 — For those who are considered to be low-risk patients, the recommendation is to maintain the serum TSH level just below the lower limit of the normal TSH range, 0.1 to 0.4 mU/ mL. 2 In high-risk ...
Bone Pain Due to White Blood Cell Growth Factors
WEBFeb 23, 2016 — Bone pain may also be more common in patients who are younger or are receiving taxanes (eg, paclitaxel [Taxol]). 2. Bone pain from white blood cell growth factors involves multiple factors ...
Theranostics: Successful Treatment via Care Team Coordination ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Theranostic protocol involves a multidisciplinary team following a complex process to safely administer radiopharmaceutical drugs. Theranostics is a new medical technology that has been creating a ...
Splitting or crushing oral cancer medications
WEBThere are also oral medications (including many oral chemotherapies) that should not be split or crushed because they can irritate mucus membranes, or because they can cause harm to the caregiver ...
Tumor Markers (Fact Sheet) - Oncology Nurse Advisor
WEBApr 4, 2016 — Tumor markers are used to help detect, diagnose, and manage some types of cancer. Although an elevated level of a tumor marker may suggest the presence of cancer, this alone is not enough to ...
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer (Fact Sheet) - Oncology Nurse …
WEBMar 26, 2014 — Smokeless tobacco is tobacco that is not burned. It is also known as chewing tobacco, oral tobacco, spit or spitting tobacco, dip, chew, and snuff. Most people chew or suck (dip) the tobacco in ...
Understanding Drug Naming Nomenclature - Oncology Nurse …
WEBFeb 2, 2016 — The generic names of most medications indicate their structure and pharmacological class (eg, peni cillin and amoxi cillin). Monoclonal antibodies are similar, and their names are quite ...
Oncology Nurse Advisor
WEBThis report is a review of recent and emerging trends that promise to make radiation oncology for prostate cancer more efficient, effective, and patient-friendly. Researchers sought to assess the ...
Medical Terms in Patient Education: Using the Confusing to …
WEBMar 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 miscommunication inherent in ...
Guidelines for Flushing IV Lines Between Medications
WEBJun 18, 2019 — The California Department of Health Care Services recommends flushing the IV line between medications based on the type of line (ie, PICC vs Groshong). These guidelines suggest flushing the line ...