Body's got the right to fight
These are what cause our cell-mediated immunity.
What are T cells?
This chemical in the plasma is responsible for activating at least three systems in the body and is an important inflammatory mediator that enhances the vascular phase of inflammation.
What is Hageman factor (factor XII)?
Antimetabolites, indicated for the treatment of various leukemias and some GI and basal cell cancers, are most effective in rapidly dividing cells, preventing cell replication and leads to this.
What is cell death?
What is leuprolide?
This is the amount of time a patient should be off methotrexate prior to planning a pregnancy.
What is 3 months?
These type of cells are programmed to recognize specific proteins or foreign antigens.
What are B cells?
This causes vasodilation, which brings more blood and blood components to the area; as well as altering capillary permeability allowing neutrophils and blood chemicals to leave the bloodstream and enter an injured area.
What is histamine?
Some formulations of this are indicated for the treatment of sickle cell anemia, with the goal of reducing sickle cell crisis and the need for blood transfusions.
What is hydroxyurea?
This hormone modulator is contraindicated with hypercalcemia due to to the medication is known to increase calcium levels.
What is toremifene?
This is an acceptable chemotherapy for a patient on hospice.
What is palliative chemotherapy?
What are antibodies?
What is arachidonic acid?
Patients with renal impairment may require a reduced dose and increased monitoring when taking this.
What is methotrexate?
This hormone modulator can increase the risk of adrenocortical insufficiency.
What is abiraterone?
What is protection?
What are interleukins?
What is chemotaxis?
This antimetabolic is used for palliative management of GI adenocarcinoma metastatic to the liver in patients who are not candidates for surgery.
What is floxuridine?
Assessing for hot flashes, decreased libido, gynecomastia, erectile dysfunction, or irregular mensuration should be done with patient due to this when taking hormone and hormone modulators.
What is due to the effects on reproductive hormones?
This should be educated to a patient who is on neutropenic precautions due to chemotherapy.
What is avoid crowds, avoid fresh fruit and vegetables and gardening due to bacteria contained in the soil or being carried on the food, and checking their temperature at least daily?
What is tumor necrosis factor (TNF)?
What are complement proteins?
This is the active form of folic acid that is used to "rescue" normal cells from the adverse effects of methotrexate therapy in the treatment of osteosarcoma.
What is leucovorin?
Most individuals being treated for early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer take this for 5 years after surgery. This helps reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. However, recent research suggests that extending tamoxifen treatment to 10 years can yield additional benefits.
What is tamoxifen?
This is important to educate patients taking Alkylating agents to decrease risk of renal toxicity.
What is being well hydrated?