Medicine, 16.03.2020 18:01 tylermdons

Tom has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. He is 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. After his chemotherapy treatments, Tom feels nauseated and has loss of appetite. He also complains of his tongue being red, swollen, and sore.

1. Is this an expected effect of antineoplastics? Explain why or why not.
2. What suggestions do you have to help with his dietary intake?
3. Can Tom expect alopecia from all types of chemotherapy? Why or why not?
4. How do you explain to Tom what stage II carcinoma indicates?
5. The physician has ordered Tom to receive vincristine 1.2 mg/m2. Using the nomogram below, or on page 161 of your textbook, calculate the dose of vincristine that is to be given.

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