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IV sterile Lec 9
lecture 9
Question | Answer |
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Alkylating Agents (Mitomycin and Methotrexate) | Drugs that bind to human DNA cells and stop their duplication |
Antimetabolites | Drugs used to treat cancer that substitute in or block the use of essential nutrients or enzymes |
Antineoplastic agents | Drugs used for the treatments of cancer |
Cell | Unit of structure of all animals and plants providing the make up for all tissues |
Chemotherapy | Treatment of cancer |
Cytotoxic | pharmaceutical agent that has capability of killing living cells |
Genotoxic | An agent that is capable of damaging the DNA thus leading to mutation |
Leukemia treatments | Vinblastine and Oncovin |
Malignant | A type or tumor that invades healthy tissues and becomes progressively worse |
Mitosis | An ongoing cell division process by which the number of chromosomes of the daughter cell are copied from the parent cell |
Mitotic Inhibitors | Used to inhibit tumor growth by destroying microtubles which are essential for cell structure and mitosis |
Neoplastic | New abmormal tissue formation |
Testicular Cancer treatment drugs | Ifosfamide, etoposide, dactinomycin |
Vanca Alkaloids | used to inhibit tumor growth by destroying microtubles which are essential for cell structure and mitosis |
Cytarabine | S Phase |
Bleomycin | G2 Phase, M Phase |
Floxuridine | G1 Phase, S Phase |
Vinblastine | M Phase |
Docetaxel | Cytotoxic agent; should be mixed in glass containers |
Mechlorethamine Mitomycin | cytotoxic agents; should be diluted with NaCl instead of D5W |
Acyclovir Dopamine Metronidazole | IV admixtures; should NOT be refrigerated when dispensing |
Vecuronium Bromide Ganciclovir Powder Polymixin B Sulfate | injectables; should NOT be stored in the refrigerator |