Penicillin

Pathophysiology Otitis media is a common pediatric condition “by the age of 2 years, 70% of all children have suffered at least one episode of acute otitis media” (Montague & Hussain, 2007). This fits into my area of clinical practice as an ENT nurse we evaluate patients who are referred for recurrent ear infections to determine if surgical intervention is recommended in the way of pressure equalization tubes, which act as a bypass to the eustachian tube. The pathophysiology of this condition…

treatments when really they were only given placebos and liniments. Despite the validation of penicillin as an effective cure for Syphilis in 1940, the study continued for 40 years until a Senate investigation initiated. The story is told from the perspective of Nurse Eunice Evers, who became aware that…

True). A noticeable similarity in amino acid sequence was found between the penicillin produced in fungus Penicillium chrysogenum and the tan gene. The isopenicillin enzyme N-acyltransferase (IAT) is self-activated at the Glycine-Cysteine chain to produce two subunits that interact together; similarly, the tan gene also replicates this method. The last step of IAT involves N-acylation and acyl-CoA to produce the penicillin but tan shows no activity in this process (Silvia…

These medical developments included penicillin and blood plasma transfusions. In the years following World War 2 many technological and social revolutions were starting to occur one of the most significant was equal rights for women. As a result of conflict and revolution during World War 2…

In 1679, William Piso became one of the first people to write about the symptoms of yaws (Mitjà et al., 2013). The name of yaws may have originated from the Carib, who are an Indian tribe from South America, word for lesion (Mitjà et al., 2013). The Carib’s word was “yaya.” Since the lesions of yaws look similar to raspberries, another common name for this disease is frambesia (Mitjà et al., 2013). Aldo Castellani discovered Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue in 1905 (Stamm, 2015). Yaws was…

order for there to be fairness and equality in health care, everyone must have adequate and equal access to what they need to live a healthy life style. During the progression of experiment, it was discovered that penicillin could cure syphilis; however, the participants were denied penicillin and having access to medical treatment. To make matters worse, the physicians in the study made sure that they did not receive any medical help from other physicians because they wanted to continue…

It is helpful to humans in many ways. Mold breaks down dead substances. We eat mold in mushrooms. Cheese is molding. Penicillin has mold in it, many people take penicillin when they are sick. Mold can be harmful to livestock it can grow in the corn and cause parasites. The common types of mold that grow in your home can be aspergillus, cladosporium, and black mold. Aspergillus can be found…

A discourse community includes individuals who share common values and ideas, work to accomplish the same goals, and communicate using their own terminology. Biology is a natural science based on critical thinking and continuous research of new hypotheses, therefore effective communication is a key characteristic. The members of this discourse community are constantly sharing their ideas and new discoveries. As being part of this discourse community, communication with others using scientific…

Table 1 – Antibioticsdosage, routes and indications Antibiotic Dosages and route Combination + indications Amikacin Systemic – 15-25 mg/kg/ q 24hr/ IV or IM (divided 8-12 hr for foals) Local – 250-500 mg/q24hr Systemic – combined with penicillin or cephalosporin. … Access Document(amoxicillin/clavulanic Acid)Amoxicillin trihydrate is a semisynthetic antibiotic with a broad spectrum of bactericidal activity against many Gram-positive and Gram Dogs: The recommended dosage for CLAVAMOX Tablets…

medicine and war quickly advanced alongside each other. Because medicine was simplified to be handled easily on the battlefield, soldiers’ lives were quickly saved. Not all medicines were invented like Sulfa powder of Atabrine, easy to use. morphine, penicillin and blood plasma were other life saving medical contributions to World War II. The painkiller, morphine was used by medics and could be…