66. Sources of Antibiotics come from 3 groups of microorganisms. Name the groups and give 1 example of an antibiotic from each group. a) ——————————————————————————————— b) ——————————————————————————————– c) ———————————————————————————————
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69. Isoniazid inhibits synthesis of Mycolic acid; therefore…
69. Isoniazid inhibits synthesis of Mycolic acid; therefore, it is effective against:
62. At time zero, you added 10 cells to a culture medium. …
62. At time zero, you added 10 cells to a culture medium. If you allowed the cells to divide 5 times, how many cells will be in the culture at the end of the experiment. A. 10; B. 20; C. 32; D. 160; E. 320
75. Name three major phyla of pathogenic fungi and for each…
75. Name three major phyla of pathogenic fungi and for each phylum, name the corresponding sexual spore.
A 5’9″ male patient is currently being ventilated in PC-CMV…
A 5’9″ male patient is currently being ventilated in PC-CMV mode on the following settings: 20/5, 12, and 65%. The following ABG is obtained: 7.32/48/81/24/95%. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?
A 5’6″ female patient is being ventilated in PRVC mode on th…
A 5’6″ female patient is being ventilated in PRVC mode on the following settings: Vt 400, RR 12, PEEP 5, and 45%. The following ABG is obtained: 7.31/50/76/24/94%. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?
A 24-year-old patient is currently prescribed lithium carbon…
A 24-year-old patient is currently prescribed lithium carbonate (Priadel) 400 mg tablets, FOUR AT NIGHT. In order to increase compliance, the decision is made to switch him onto lithium citrate (Priadel) 520 mg/5 mL liquid. How many millilitres of lithium citrate 520 mg/5 mL liquid should the patient be prescribed for each dose? Give your answer to the nearest whole number. Extract from Online BNF
Interpret the ABG.
Interpret the ABG.
67. Which of these statements is FALSE?
67. Which of these statements is FALSE?
A 54-year-old male patient is admitted to hospital with a co…
A 54-year-old male patient is admitted to hospital with a complicated skin and soft tissue infection (cSSTI), identified as being caused by staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB). He is prescribed daptomycin and you check his kidney function before recommending a dose. His weight is 72 kg and serum creatinine is 190 micromol/litre. What would be the most appropriate dose of daptomycin to prescribe daily for this patient? Give your answer in milligrams. Constant: 1.04 (women) 1.23 (men) Extract from the SPC for daptomycin