Biology
This is the most common complication in patients diagnosed with an MPN.
What is thrombosis/ hemorrhage?
This is commonly prescribed to admitted patients for oral care.
What is Biotene rinse?
This type of treatment works by inhibiting the addition of a CH3 group to a sequence of DNA.
What is Hypomethylating agents (Aza, Decitabine, Lenolidamide, guadecitabine)?
Tina currently lives on this street.
What is E91st?
These are the three driver genes in Philadelphia-negative classical myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).
What are JAK2, CALR, and MPL?
The abbreviation for ophthalmic administration.
What is OU?
NSAIDs such as acetaminophen are commonly used as premedication to drug infusion. However, it can also inhibit production of this type of blood component.
What are platelets?
This is Hyemin’s husband’s name.
Who is Greg?
Leukemic patients with refractory thrombocytopenia receive this type of blood component.
What is HLA-matched platelets?
This drug can be used as a treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy
What is Gabapentin?
Macrocytic anemia is one type of anemia that is commonly caused by a deficiency of this vitamin by decreasing nutrient absorption.
What is Vitamin B12?
Before accepting a job at Weill Cornell, this person had spent a few months backpacking through South America.
Who is Niamh?
One of this organ’s functions, normally dormant after the fifth month of gestation, becomes active in people diagnosed with polycythemia vera.
What is the spleen?
These three metabolites can be evaluated to rule out risk for Tumor Lysis Syndrome.
What are calcium, potassium, uric acid, and phosphorus?
This drug is used to lower WBC but also has been seen to reduce drug resistance, which has been known to limit the efficacy of many chemotherapy drugs.
What is Hydroxyurea?
Although Marina is currently pursuing pre-med, this profession is her true passion.
What is talk show host/ stand-up comedian?
This herbicide, used as tactical warfare in the Vietnam War, has been linked to AML as potential risk factor.
What is Agent Orange?
This is the difference between CK and CPK.
What is there is no difference?
Leukemia that has metastasized into the CNS have poorer prognosis because chemotherapy drugs are unable to penetrate this border.
What is the blood brain barrier?
While in med school, Dina hopes to have a part time job as this kind of instructor.
What is Barre instructor?