An antigen found in relatively high concentration in the plasma of normal fetuses and a high proportion of patients with progressive carcinoma of the colon is:

a. viral antigen
b. carcinoembryonic antigen
c. alpha-fetoprotein


b. carcinoembryonic antigen

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a. chronic lymphocytic leukemia b. acute lymphocytic leukemia c. chronic myeloid leukemia d. acute myeloid leukemia

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The incidence of hepatitis B dramatically dropped in 1991 as the result of the

a. development of a vaccine from plasma of infected patients b. use of a new vaccination strategy to eliminate hepatitis B c. development of a vaccine to hepatitis B using recombinant HBsAg produced in E. coli d. B and C

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A patient is scheduled to have a left nephrostomy. This means that the patient will have

A. An opening made in the kidney B. His left kidney fixed in place C. A visual examination of the kidney D. An incision made into the kidney to remove a stone E. His left kidney removed

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Homeopathy belongs to which category of CAM therapies??

A) ?manipulative methods B) ?mind-body medicine C) ?alternative medicine D) ?energy therapies E) ?biologically-based therapies

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