| Term | Definition |
|---|
| uncontrolled cell division | Neoplasms are caused by |
| Interfering with some phase of normal cellular metabolism | an antimetabolite when used to treat cancer works by |
| methotrexate | an example of an antimetabolite is |
| breast cancer | Methyltestosterone may be used to treat |
| nilutamide | an example of an antiandrogen is |
| dactinomycin | an example of an antitumor antibiotic is |
| melanoma | interferon alfa may be used in the treatment of |
| asparaginase | an enzyme that is used in cancer chemotherapy is |
| interfering with the formation of DNA | Hydroxyurea is believed to function in cancer therapy by |
| epoetin alfa | an agent used to treat anemia that often occurs after chemotherapy is |
| the antigen is injected into the body and natural antibodies are formed | Active immunity is produced when : |
| an antitoxin is injected (mother to baby) | passive immunity is produced when; |
| influlenza vaccine | which vaccine must be administered every year |
| thymus | which gland is responsible for infant's immune system |
| prednisone | an example of an immunosuppressive is |
| tacrolimus | an agent that may be used to prevent rejection of kidney transplants is |
| polio vaccine | adults should get periodic injections of all but |
| interferon beta | an agent that may be used to treat mulitple scerlosis is |
| chickenpox | varicella is another word for |
| an increased susceptibility to infections | a serious side effect of the immunosuppressivess is |
| DNA strands | the human gene is composed of |
| a specific antibody that binds to one receptor only | a monoclonal antibody is |
| infliximab | an agent that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis is |
| sepsis | a possible adverse effect of treatment with etanercept is |
| using genetic knowledge to treat human disease | gene therapy means |
| viral vectors | gene transfer to humans or animals can be made by |
| gastritis | an adverse reaction to daclizumab may be |
| melanoma | aldesleukin is used in the treatment of |
| immunosuppressive | simulect is an example of |
| cells that can develop into any tissue | stem cells are |
| they often combine herbal products with their medicines | a careful medication history should be taken from older adults because |
| simplify the drug regimen as much as possible | when treating older adults a great effort should be made to |
| back pain and shortening of stature | a symptom of osteoporosis may be |
| intolerance to heat | hypothyrodism in the older adult may have all the following symptoms except |
| bradycardia | a side effect of donepezil may be |
| buspirone | a drug of choice for the treatment of anxiety in the elderly is |
| decreased | when giving medication to an elderly person the usual dose of a medication may need to be |
| confusion | when prescribing various medications to an elderly person complicance with the drug schedule may be affected by |
| agranulocytosis | nitrofurantion is one of the medications not recommended for the elderly because of the risk of |
| congestive heart failure | The most common presenting sign of hyperthyrodism in the elderly is |
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