to treat this patient because it doesn’t interact with liver function and it has a broader range of coverage for both gram (+) and gram (-) bacteria that can treat the pneumonia that is possibly causing the fever. This patient is also allergic to penicillin. · What factor increases this patient’s risk for gout?
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infections‚ and bronchitis. Most of the infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics transformed medicine. There are two segments of antibiotics‚ early history and modern history. Antibiotics can be defined as a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. Antibiotics can also be classified based on their chemical structure. The penicillin’s are the oldest class of antibiotics‚ and have a common chemical structure. A
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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM AT EARLY CHILDHOOD INTRODUCTION: Illness is an inevitable part of childhood. Children will get sick and each illness may affect different children to different degrees. Diseases can be devastating for anyone‚ but it seems particularly unfair when they attack children. Unfortunately‚ many diseases seem to take a special interest in the young‚ infecting them more frequently and vigorously than they do adults. Children are more susceptible to diseases for a number of reasons
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human body would respond. Another misconception is that medicine that works in people are toxic to animals and vise versa. An example of this misconception is that penicillin is toxic to guinea pigs; however‚ studies have shown that much like humans‚ penicillin is only toxic in extreme doses. In a case like the one involving penicillin‚ this study further proves that by testing this antibiotic on animals first we can discover what the recommended doses are and how much is needed to treat an infection
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The plant Cannabis sativa has been used to treat various health conditions all throughout history. The earliest reported use of C. sativa as medicine dates back to 1500-1200 B.C (Mikuriya‚ 1969). This early use of cannabis as medicine had no scientific validity until research was conducted in the mid-20th century. Since then‚ medical cannabis has been used for the treatment of pain management and appetite stimulation caused by conditions such as HIV/AIDS‚ Multiple Sclerosis‚ Huntington’s Disease
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Two remarkable innovations have changed healthcare worldwide‚ X-rays and antibiotics. X-rays help diagnose medical conditions such as cancer‚ broken bones‚ and infections‚ while antibiotics kill bacterial infections such as pneumonia. Although antibiotics have saved countless lives by eliminating bacterial infections‚ the impact of X-rays is more significant in modern healthcare. Treating infections over both short and long-term periods‚ antibiotics are fundamental to modern medicine (Fallon). There
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and deadly disease. Fungi are spore producing organisms such as yeast or mould‚ it re-produces via spreading spores and absorbs nutrients from any organic matter‚ they can cause disease especially in immune suppressed people‚ however from mould penicillin was developed‚ helping treat many illnesses effectively. Parasites are organisms that live in or on the body. They live and feed on the host and can cause infection and spread disease directly. Some can be treated easily with creams/medication
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multiply in the body. They use the body’s cells as a host because they are unable to multiply on their own. They are normally spread directly from human to human. Fungi like to grow in warm‚ moist places. Some fungi can be beneficial to us such as penicillin‚ but certain types of fungi can be harmful to our health. Symptoms for fungal diseases can be as common as itching‚ coughing‚ fever‚ wheezing‚ but they can also be as serious as meningitis or even death. Parasites are organisms that use other
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laboratory trying to find out new drugs and medicines to remove the suffering of millions of people. The world remembers with thankfulness the name of the man who gave to the world vaccination. The world will remember forever the man who gave us penicillin. As a doctor it is my real wish to server the badly suffering humanity too. Our country is still under development and it has become necessary for all of us‚ especially for doctors to achieve sound progress in the field of new drugs
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electricity. It is used in the production of many essential commodities. Science has enabled man to diagnose and treat many dangerous diseases. Open heart surgeries‚ organ transplants etc. have all become possible safely. Life saving drugs like penicillin & chloromycetin have also been developed for the benefit of man. Science is now providing eyes to the blind and ears to the deaf. Radium treatment is a recent development‚ even incurable diseases like cancer seems to be within its control. Science
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