HSCI 301 Study Guide - Final Guide: Beta-Lactam, Folic Acid, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
23 Mar 2017
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Chapter 37: principles of antimictrobial therapy: understand what is meant by selective toxicity. Selective toxicity = kill invading microorganisms but not the host cell: understand empiric vs. Empiric therapy: administration of drugs based on your experience. Know organisms identity (gram +, gram -, virus, fungi, etc. ) Cost of agent: understand the pregnancy categories and what category the penicillins / Cephalosporins fall under, and what category the flu vaccines fall under. A: known that there is no harm to the baby or pregnancy complications. B: most common to antibiotics because it(cid:495)s not known to cause any birth defects. C: not enough testing to know if there(cid:495)s a risk or not. X: fetal risk & causes abnormalities in humans/animal fetuses: flu vaccines, penicillins, cephalosporins, understand what is meant by spectrum of bacterial activity is, and what the difference is between narrow spectrum, extended spectrum, and broad- Chapter 38: cell wall inhibitors: know the difference between a prokaryotic bacterial cell and a eukaryotic.
