. A 70-year old male has been experiencing intermittent epistaxis, fatigue and pain in bones for the past 4 months. Laboratory investigations are as follows : Serum Ca”: 1F2 mg/dL (Normal 8.9-10*1mg/dL) The above condition is to be treated with –
Correct Answer: Chemotherapy
Description: Chemotherapy (often abbreted to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as pa of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs), or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce symptoms (palliative chemotherapy). Chemotherapy is one of the major categories of the medical discipline specifically devoted to pharmacotherapy for cancer, which is called medical oncology Viually all chemotherapeutic regimens can cause depression of the immune system, often by paralysing the bone marrow and leading to a decrease of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Anemia and thrombocytopenia may require blood transfusion. Neutropenia (a decrease of the neutrophil granulocyte count below 0.5 x 109/litre) can be improved with synthetic G-CSF (granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor, e.g., filgrastim, lenograstim). Ref Davidson 23rd edition pg 936
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