Which protein synthesis inhibitors can raise the pressure inside the brain?
a. Aminoglycosides
b. Macrolides
c. Lincosamides
d. Tetracyclines
ANS: D
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a. "Where did you go to elementary school?" b. "What did you have for breakfast this morning?" c. "Can you name the current president of the United States?" d. "A few minutes ago, I told you my name. Can you remember it?"
A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of chest pain that has lasted longer than 1 hour and is unrelieved by nitroglycerin
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