Estrogen hormone chemotherapy drugs are used to provide ________ treatment for advanced breast cancer and/or advanced prostatic cancer; this is a treatment that provides relief from symptoms but is not intended to cure
Fill in the blank with the right word.
Answer: palliative
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A) Serum potassium levels elevated B) Increased serum sodium levels C) Elevated creatinine levels D) Decreased serum chloride levels
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The combining form tuss/o- tells us that an antitussive drug would be used to treat a/an ________
A) cough B) infection C) bacteria D) virus
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Anaerobic metabolism can supply energy for:
A. up to one hour. B. up to 9 minutes. C. up to 7 minutes. D. about 30 seconds.
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Hispanics were 1.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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