Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones TERM □ ciprofloxacin (Cipro) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The fluoroquinolones are a fairly new group of antibiotics that are both broad-spectrum and synthetic. They are considered to…
Macrolides
Macrolides TERM □ erythromycin (E-Mycin, Ilosone, EES, Erythrocin stearate) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The macrolides were introduced in the early 1950s; the first member of the group was…
Tetracyclines
Tetracyclines TERM □ tetracycline (Acromycin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The tetracycline group of anti-infectives is composed of three drugs, which are derived from the common soil mold, Streptomyces…
Aminoglycosides
Aminoglycosides TERM □ gentamycin (Garamycin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The aminoglycosides are natural, as well as semisynthetic, bactericidal antibiotics. They are considered to be narrow-spectrum as they are…
Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins TERMS □ cefazolin sodium (Ancef) □ cefoxitin (Mefoxin) □ ceftazidime (Fortaz) □ cefepime (Maxipime) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The cephalosporins have been employed in the treatment of…
Penicillins
Penicillins TERMS □ penicillin G potassium □ nafcillin (Unipen) □ ampicillin (Omnipen) □ ticarcillin (Ticar) □ ampicillin/sulbactam (Unasyn) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Penicillin, introduced in the 1940s, was…
Introductory Concepts
Introductory Concepts QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Bacteria, fungi, and viruses are found everywhere in our environment and resistant strains keep developing all the time. Anti-infective drugs have existed…
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Low back pain of musculoskeletal origin is one of the most common causes of pain in adults and results in significant…
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers PART X · QUESTIONS 1. Changes associated with aging that can contribute to low back pain include all the following except a. Muscle spasm b. Narrowing of…
