Describe how monoclonal antibodies can be used in the treatment of cancer
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Cancer cells have antigens on their cell membranes that aren't found on normal body cells. They're called tumour markers.
In the lab, you can make monoclonal antibodies that will bind to these tumour markers.
An anti-cancer drug can be attached to these monoclonal antibodies. This could be a:
-radioactive substance
-a toxic drug
-a chemical that prevents cancer cells from growing and dividing
The antibodies are given to the patient through a drip.
These antibodies target specific cells (the cancer cells) because they only bind to the tumour markers.
The drug kills the cancer cells but doesn't kill any normal body cells.
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A. building codes. B. natural hazards. C. unsafe behaviors. D. structural failures.
To touch a patient without permission changes a physician's action from ethical misbehavior to a legal claim of what?
a. Assault b. Misconduct c. Battery and/or negligence d. Misconduct and/or negligence
Polysomnography must record sleep and staging, including an electroencephalogram (EEG) for brain activity, electrooculogram (EOG) for eye activity, and ___________________for skeletal muscle activity.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The leads on an ECG recorded from the limb electrodes are the ____
A) limb leads B) augmented voltage leads C) limb leads and augmented voltage leads D) chest leads