Tetracycline is called a broad-spectrum antibiotic because it is active against a wide variety of bacteria. How many asymmetric centers does tetracycline have ?

A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of gastrointestinal upset. What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take with the tetracycline?

Which of the following objects are chiral? a. a mug with DAD written to one side of the handle, b. a mug with MOM written to one side of the handle, c. a mug with DAD written opposite the handle, d. a mug with MOM written opposite the handle, e. a wheelbarrow, f. a remote control device, g. a nail, h. screw

An interesting trait that some bacteria exhibit is resistance to killing by antibiotics. For example, certain strains of bacteria are resistant to tetracycline, whereas other strains are sensitive to tetracycline. Describe an experiment you would carry out to demonstrate that tetracycline resistance is an inherited trait encoded by the DNA of the resistant strain.

What are the adverse effects of Tetracycline and Doxycycline?

Which laboratory test result should you check before beginning the clopidogrel therapy? a. PT/INR b. aPTT c. Platelet count d. Potassium

A patient who is taking oral tetracycline complains of heartburn and requests an antacid. Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. Give the tetracycline, but delay the antacid for 1 to 2 hours.
b. Give the antacid, but delay the tetracycline for at least 4 hours.
c. Administer both medications together
d. Explain that the antacid cannot be given while the patient is taking the tetracycline.

K.N. calls your anticoagulation clinic to report a nosebleed that is hard to stop. You ask him to come into the office to check his coagulation levels. The laboratory technician draws a PT/INR test.
What is a PT/INR test, and what are the expected levels for K.N.? What is the purpose of the INR?

Explain the term, target molecules, or drug targets as used in medicinal chemistry.

State the main function of a dental varnish, base, cement, and temporary.

The important feature of dental cement is?

For each of the following disubstituted cyclohexanes, indicate whether the substituents in the two chair conformers are both equatorial in one chair conformer and both axial in the other or one equatorial and one axial in each of the chair conformers: a. cis-1,2- , b. trans-1,2-, c. cis-1,3-, d. trans-1,3-, e. cis-1,4-, f. trans-1,4-

Why were filgrastim and erythropoietin (EPO) indicated?

What is the purpose of filgrastim (Neupogen)?