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Explain how CDK1/Cyclin B regulates cell cycle progression during mitosis.

Traces of which of the following substances can be found in some of the available d influenza vaccine and may pose a risk of allergic reaction?

What test is being administered to this primate?

Which of the following viruses carries its genome on DNA?

You are covering the acute admission unit on a Saturday afternoon, when you hear reports a member of nursing staff has suffered from a needle stick injury. You are approached by the nurse affected asking for your advice on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). What advice do you provide to the nurse?

Briefly, discuss the mode of action and selectivity of protease inhibitors (e.g.darunavir) in antiretroviral therapy and explain how the use of a boosted protease regimen (e.g. emtricitabine and tenofovir disproxil with darunavir boosted by ritonavir) can be beneficial to patient treatment.

Which subunit region of the bacterial ribosome do the aminoglycosides target?

A postoperative appendectomy patient has a nasogastric tube and wonders why the previous nurse told him that he was receiving an IV “ulcer-preventing” medication called pantoprazole. The patient states that he has never had any stomach problems in his life. Which is the best response by the nurse?

Both the aminoglycosides (e.g. gentamicin) and tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline) are antibiotics that target bacterial rRNA. Briefly discuss the mode of action of each indicating spectrums of activity and pathways of common resistance.

The doctor orders a patien to have 1500 mL NS infused over 8 hours, with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What would the drip rate be per minute?