AOCNP case studies
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The Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP®) credential is offered by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), a certification body for nurses in oncology and related specialties. It is designed for advanced practice registered nurses - nurse practitioners - who manage patients with cancer across the care continuum, and it signals validated, current oncology knowledge to patients, employers, and interdisciplinary teams. The AOCNP case studies are 5 cases and about 4,620 words.
1Definitive Chemoradiation in a Patient Who Is an Imperfect Cisplatin Candidate
A 71-year-old man is referred after biopsy of a tonsillar mass: p16-negative squamous cell carcinoma, T3N2bM0, planned for definitive radiotherapy, 70 Gy in 35 fractions. He lives 90 minutes from the cancer center and has no caregiver at home.
723 words, about 4 min2Opioid Toxicity in the Setting of Acute Kidney Injury
A 64-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma is admitted with 4 days of vomiting and poor oral intake. Baseline creatinine was 0.8 mg/dL; today it is 2.1 mg/dL.
907 words, about 5 min3Tumor Lysis Risk Stratification and Rasburicase Decisions in Burkitt Lymphoma
A 34-year-old man is diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma after presenting with a 12-cm abdominal mass and 2 weeks of night sweats. Labs: WBC 46,000/µL with circulating blasts, LDH 4,800 U/L (upper limit of normal 250), uric acid 9.8 mg/dL, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, phosphate 4.1 mg/dL, calcium 9.0 mg/dL, creatinine 1.0 mg/dL.
975 words, about 5 min4A Variant of Uncertain Significance in a Woman With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and a Strong Family History
A 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at age 38 (T2N0; treated with lumpectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiation). Her mother was diagnosed with high-grade serous ovarian cancer at 58 and died at 61.
941 words, about 5 min5Surveillance After Mantle-Field Radiation for Hodgkin Lymphoma
A 46-year-old woman is seen in a survivorship clinic. At age 16 she was treated for stage IIA Hodgkin lymphoma with mantle-field radiation, 36 Gy, without chemotherapy.
1,074 words, about 5 min