The Impact of Technological Change in the Health Care Area

question 60

Multiple Choice

The impact of technological change in the health care area has been to

• A) reduce the quality of health care while raising the costs.
• B) reduce the cost of health care.
• C) increase the quality of health care while decreasing the costs.
• D) increase both the quality of health care and the costs of health care.

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Definitions:

SCID

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, an immune disorder characterized by a severe lack of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes, leading to a highly compromised immune system.

TCR

TCR, or T-cell receptor, is a molecule found on the surface of T cells, a type of white blood cell, which is responsible for recognizing fragments of antigens as peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules.

MHC Class II

Molecules found on the surface of certain immune cells that are involved in the immune system's ability to recognise and respond to foreign particles.

Helper T Cells

A type of T cell that plays a crucial role in the immune system by activating other immune cells to fight against infections.