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Chapters 10,26,27,28
Module 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| St.John's Wort | anti-depressant |
| Ginseng | stress relief |
| Gingko | increase circulation |
| Ginger | motion sickness |
| Feverfew | migraine |
| Homeopathy | (Law Of Similar); therapy based on belief that medicinal substances be used to treat an illness |
| Legend drug | medication that requires a prescription |
| Antiematic | agent that stops nausea and vomiting |
| Antihypertensive | agent that decreases blood pressure |
| Fat soluble | drugs that are absorbed into the body's fat layer; Vitamins A,D,E,& K. |
| Double-Blind Test | conducted w/both the patient and the treating physician are not told whether the patient is receiving the investigational drug or a placebo (inert drug) |
| Attenuated | an altered or weakened live vaccine made from the disease organism that the vaccine protects against |
| Antibodies | proteins contained w/in plasma cells that neutralize or destroy antigens; aka. Immunoglobulins |
| Antigen | agents that stimulates the production of antibodies |
| Benign | a non-malignant neoplasm |
| Electrolytes | charged elements called cations(positive charges) and anions(negative charges) |
| Water-Soluble Vitamins | agent that usually are excreted in the urine and must be constantly replaced |
| Antineoplastic | agent used to treat abnormal cells; used to prevent the development or growth of neoplastic |
| Antibiotic | a medication that destroys the newly forming cancer cells |
| Malignant | an invasive and destructive pattern of cell growth |
| Vaccines | an attenuated viral components that are given to create response from the body to create immunity |
| Metastasis | the movement or spread of cancerous cells through the body |
| Vitamin B1 | Thiamine |
| Vitamin B2 | Riboflavin |
| Vitamin B3 | Nicotinic Acid |
| Vitamin B5 | Pantothenic Acid |
| Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine |
| Vitamin B9 | Folic Acid |
| Vitamin B12 | Cyanocobalamin |
| Minerals (5) | Calcium, Potassium, Iron, Copper, Magnesium |
| Vaccines (5) | Chicken Pox, Pneumonia, Measles, Mumps, Rubella(MMR), Polio, HiB |
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KathyHernandez_1
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