Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Your patient has a severe infection, and you want to get an antibiotic into his system as quickly as possible.
You have two choices for your antibiotic, both of which must be injected into muscle and so must diffuse into
his blood: PeniKill'Em, which must be stored in the refrigerator and has a molecular weight of 450 g/mol, or
AzithroLyse'Em, which is stored at room temperature and has a molecular weight of 200 g/mol. Which drug wil
you choose, and why?
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Transcribed Image Text:Your patient has a severe infection, and you want to get an antibiotic into his system as quickly as possible. You have two choices for your antibiotic, both of which must be injected into muscle and so must diffuse into his blood: PeniKill'Em, which must be stored in the refrigerator and has a molecular weight of 450 g/mol, or AzithroLyse'Em, which is stored at room temperature and has a molecular weight of 200 g/mol. Which drug wil you choose, and why?
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