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- Discuss the prevalence and types of childhood leukemia and lymphoma.
- Identify the clinical signs and symptoms associated with childhood leukemia.
- Describe the diagnostic testing for and classification of childhood leukemias.
- Discuss the prognostic variables for childhood leukemias.
- Describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and prognostic variables of Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Discuss the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and prognostic variables associated with non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
- Explain the principles of communicating a diagnosis of childhood cancer.
- Discuss the importance of clinical trials and the issues unique to trials involving children.
- Outline the treatment approaches for childhood leukemia and lymphoma.
- Discuss the various means of supportive care needed for children/adolescents with leukemia or lymphoma.
- Describe the elements of effective palliation of symptoms in the end of life for children/adolescents with cancer.
- Recognize the psychosocial and spiritual needs of children/adolescents with cancer and their families.
- Discuss coping mechanisms of children/adolescents with cancer and their effect on psychosocial adjustment.
- Explain the psychosocial effect of childhood cancer on family dynamics.
- Define the most common long-term effects of childhood leukemias and lymphomas and their treatment.
- Outline recommendations for necessary surveillance and long-term monitoring specific for a child's or adolescent's cancer and treatment.
Of the following, the clearest risk factor for pediatric leukemia and lymphoma is
The most cases of pediatric leukemia occur in which of the following age groups?
The incidence of leukemia is highest for which of the following racial/ethnic populations?
Which of the following statements about Hodgkin lymphoma is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about the distinction between acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is TRUE?
The most common symptom associated with ALL is
Which of the following statements about the cytogenetics of leukemia is TRUE?
Of the following, the best prognostic factor in AML appears to be
On physical examination, the sign/symptom most commonly associated with Hodgkin lymphoma is
Hodgkin lymphoma with involvement of a single lymph node region is considered
The most significant prognostic variable in Hodgkin lymphoma is
Which of the following statements about prognostic factors in non-Hodgkin lymphoma is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about interpreters is TRUE?
Which age has the National Commission for Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research set as the threshold for a child to participate in a discussion about assent for a clinical trial?
Which of the following statements about the treatment of ALL is TRUE?
The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation recommends hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for ALL in patients with
Which of the following statements about relapsed or refractory AML is TRUE?
Low-risk Hodgkin lymphoma is most often treated with
The most significant predisposing factor for infection in a child/adolescent being treated for leukemia or lymphoma is
Which of the following is the most appropriate course when fever develops in a child/adolescent with an indwelling central venous catheter?
Most pediatric oncologists consider which of the following hemoglobin levels as the threshold for the transfusion of packed red blood cells in children/adolescents with leukemia or lymphoma?
Which of the following statements about symptoms in children/adolescents with cancer is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about the assessment of pain in children/adolescents is TRUE?
Studies have shown that most children/ adolescents with cancer die in
The barrier to end-of-life care that has been reported by pediatric oncologists most often is
Among children/adolescents with cancer, most hospice referrals are made at the
Which of the following age groups has a concept of death that involves recognition of all the components of irreversibility, universality, nonfunctionality, and causality?
Which of the following statements regarding psychosocial issues for childhood cancer patients is TRUE?
The two main types of coping are
Which of the following statements about gender differences in coping is TRUE?
The most commonly reported source of social support by children/adolescents with cancer is their
Which of the following statements about the effect of parental factors on the psychosocial adjustment of a child/adolescent with cancer is TRUE?
The most common psychological disturbance for parents of childhood cancer survivors is
The rate of at least one physical or psychosocial late effect among survivors of childhood cancer is as high as
The burden of late adverse events is highest for survivors of which type of cancer?
Of the following, which is the greatest risk factor for the development of a subsequent neoplasm in a childhood cancer survivor?
Of the following, the greatest contributor to the risk for neurocognitive impairment in pediatric cancer survivors is
The neurocognitive deficits in survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma are most often related to
Which of the following is NOT among the basic elements of a cancer survivorship care plan?
Which of the following subgroups of childhood cancer survivors is in particular need of encouragement to maintain physical activity?
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