Antibacterial Drugs
The term for antibacterial drugs that inhibit the growth and multiplication of bacteria
What is Bacteriostatic?
They are the two divisions of the Respiratory Tract
What are Upper and Lower?
Inhibited secretion of this molecule leads to thickening mucus in the lungs
What is Chloride?
The R in RIPE stands for this.
What is rotation?
Penicillins act through this mechanism.
What are B-Lactams?
They are the two most common bacteria found in the nose.
What are Staph Aureus and Staph Epidermidis?
This gene is responsible for regulation of the sodium chanel and is mutated in CF.
What is cystic fibrosis transmembrane Conductance regulator?
The heart on an a PA film should be less than this width.
What is half?
This class of antibacterial agent Inhibit protein translation in bacteria by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit which blocks the entry of amino-acyl tRNA molecules into the A site of the ribosome and prevents the incorporation of amino acid residues into elongating peptide chains.
What are Tetracyclines?
They are the three mechanisms of host defence against respiratory tract infections.
What are Nasal clearance, Tracheobronchial clearance and Alveolar clearance?
In the liver, cystic fibrosis may cause this.
What is mucus blocks the bile duct and impairs secretion?
The loss of this angle may indicate pleural effusion.
What is the Costophrenic angle?
This class of antibacterial agents exert their antibacterial activity by competing with para amino benzoic acid for the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase in bacterial cells
What are Sulphonamides?
Cases of community-acquired pneumonia are often caused by this bacteria.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
In the lungs, cystic fibrosis increases susceptibility to infection from this bacteria.
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
They are the number of posterior ribs visible upon normal inspiration when checking for technical factors.
What is 8-10?
Ototoxicity associated with aminoglycosides can cause damage to these sensory cells.
What are the cochlea and vestibular organs of the ear?
This bacteria is the causative agent of Whopping Cough
What is Bordetella Pertussis?
A class 5 mutation of the CFTR gene results in this.
What is a decreased number of CFTR channels on the cell membrane?
When assessing the exposure of the x-ray, spinous processes to this level should be visible.
What is L4?