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What are Hematopoietic Growth Factors used for?
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Treatment after cancer chemotherapy
Treatment after bone marrow transplant Chronic Renal Failure |
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Epoetin alfa is identical to ____.
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Human erythropoietin hormone
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What is the analog of human erythropoietin hormone?
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Epoetin Alfa
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What are the adverse effects of Epoetin Alfa?
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Hypertension
Cardiovascular Events |
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What is the long-acting form of erythropoietin?
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Darbepoetin Alfa
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What factor in the human body stimulates WBC production?
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human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
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Filgrastim is identical to ___.
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G-CSF
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What are adverse effects of Filgrastim?
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Bone Pain
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What is the long-acting derivative of Filgrastim?
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Pegfilgrastim
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What is the identical drug to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)?
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Sargramostim
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Sargramostim is used for ___.
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Bone Marrow Transplants
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
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What is the identical drug to thrombopoietic growth factor?
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Oprelvekin
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What is Oprelvekin identical to?
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Thrombopoietic Growth Factor
Platelet Production |
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What is Oprelvekin used for?
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Myelo-suppressive chemotherapy
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What are the adverse effects of Oprelvekin?
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Fluid Retention
Cardiac Dysrhythmias |