Four-year-old Phebian has life-threatening septicemia and the antibiotics that have been tried so far have failed. The doctors propose trying another type of antibiotic, but warn Phebian's parents that there are very serious potential adverse reactions, including nephrotoxicity, which is usually reversible, and ototoxicity, which may be permanent. This antibiotic is likely to be in which class?
A) aminoglycosides
B) penicillins
C) cephalosporins
D) macrolides
A
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A) ?causes muscles to tighten B) ?increases muscular flexibility C) ?induces plastic elongation D) ?induces elastic elongation E) ?causes muscle to weaken
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A congenital condition caused by deficiency in secretion of the thyroid hormone is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word