A Patient Is Beginning a Prescribed Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD)

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient is beginning a prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The patient asks you how these drugs work to help this condition. What is your best response?

• A)"These drugs modify the immune system by decreasing T-cell response."
• B)"These drugs act to increase the body's immune response to rheumatoid factor."
• C)"These drugs work by inhibiting the inflammatory mediator tumor necrosis factor."
• D)"These drugs reduce the amount of an enzyme that controls the production of purines."

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales activities, such as lease payments and salaries.

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors remain valid.

Relevant Range

The range of activity or volume over which the assumptions about fixed and variable costs are valid.

Variable Cost

Expenses that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as materials, labor, and utility costs.