Section: 3.12 - Cancer of the Larynx | Medical-Surgical 1 | NextGenU.org


  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Describe the clinical manifestation of cancer of the larynx.
    • Discuss the assessment and diagnostic findings of cancer of the larynx.
    • Discuss the complications of acute cancer of the larynx.
    • Describe the medical management of cancer of the larynx.
    • Discuss the nursing management of cancer of the larynx.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 36 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the section General information to the sign and symptoms. (3 minutes)

    • Read the section causes. (1 minute)

    • Read Introduction, Clinical Presentation, and Assessment/Staging sections. (10 minutes)

    • Read the section Tests that examine the throat and neck are used to help diagnose and stage laryngeal cancer. (5 minutes)

    • Read section titled “What are the risk factors for laryngeal cancer?” (2 minutes)

    • Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

    • Read Management section. (10 minutes)

    • Read the entire page. (4 minutes)

    • Read the section Laryngeal cancer prevention: new perspectives and challenges for nursing to conclusion. (13 minutes)

    • Read the entire article. (20 minutes)

    • Read Management section. (10 minutes)

    • Additional Learning Resources
    • Read the entire webpage. For more information about managing side effects of cancer treatment, you can click on each of the side effects hyperlinked at the end of the reading.

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