A Patient, Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Is Not Responding to NSAID

question 46

Multiple Choice

A patient, diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, is not responding to NSAID therapy. Which of the following would most likely be prescribed for this patient?

• A)gold salt
• B)plasmapheresis
• C)methotrexate (Rheumatrex)
• D)infliximab (Remicade)

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Definitions:

Signal Molecules

Chemicals that are used for communication between cells or within an organism, often serving to trigger physiological responses.

Chemical Reactions

Processes by which chemical substances interact and transform into different chemical compounds, involving the breaking and forming of bonds.

Pseudogenes

Segments of DNA that are similar to active genes but have lost their ability to code for proteins, often due to mutations.

Protein-Coding Genes

Genes that contain the instructions within their DNA sequence to build proteins, which perform most life functions and make up the majority of cellular structures.