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🫁 Theme I — Pain and Fatigue
🫁 Theme II — Trauma and Repair
Infection & Inflammation (Foundation II) Module — 3rd Year MBBS

📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage

💊 Pharmacology

 

Penicillins

  • Classify beta-lactam antibiotics.
  • Enlist narrow- and broad-spectrum penicillins.
  • Enlist antipseudomonal and antistaphylococcal/beta-lactamase-resistant penicillins.
  • Enlist long- and short-acting penicillins.
  • Describe the antibacterial spectrum of penicillins.
  • Describe the pharmacokinetics of penicillins, with emphasis on route of administration and excretion.
  • Describe the mechanism of action of penicillins.
  • Describe the clinical uses of penicillins.
  • Describe the adverse effects of penicillins.
  • Describe contraindications of penicillins.
  • Describe the principal mechanism of bacterial resistance to penicillins.
  • Describe drug interactions of penicillins.
  • Apply the formula for interconversion of milligrams and units of Penicillin G.
  • Relate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of penicillins to their clinical applications and uses.

Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors

  • Enlist beta-lactamase inhibitors.
  • Explain the rationale for using beta-lactamase inhibitors in combination with beta-lactam antibiotics.

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