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Discuss ways to promote optimal response to therapy, nursing actions to minimize adverse effects, and important points to keep in mind when educating patients about the use of penicillin. 

Promoting Optimal Response to Therapy The results of a culture and sensitivity test take several days because time must be allowed for the bacteria to grow on the culture media However, infections are treated as soon as possible In a few instances, the primary health care provider may determine that a penicillin is the treatment of choice until the results of the culture and sensitivity tests are known. In many instances, the primary health care provider selects a broad-spectrum antibiotic (ie, an antibiotic that is effective against many types or strains of bacteria) for initial treatment because of the many penicillin-resistant strains of microorganisms. 

The team also assisted the infants caretakers with obtaining appropriate medical care and treatment. The primary health care of 58 percent of the infants was received from physicians who lived within the foster family s community 42 percent of infants returned to the UCLA Pediatric Clinic for routine pediatric follow-up. In order to promote optimal medical care for all infants, team members provided the primary physician with summaries of the child s birth history, developmental progress, and information regarding the medical treatment and management of the PCP-exposed infant. 

In addition to traditional medications, consumers have access to many substances that are not considered a part of conventional or mainstream pharmacothera-peutics. These substances often consist of natural products such as herbal preparations, vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional substances that are taken to promote optimal health or to treat various conditions. These products are usually classified as dietary supplements by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and are therefore not subjected to the rigorous testing and scrutiny required for prescription drugs and many over-the-counter medications. 

Vitamins and minerals are not considered medications, but these substances are essential for maintaining physiologic function and homeostasis throughout the body. Many individuals consume these substances to compliment other medications and to help promote optimal health. It is beyond the scope of this chapter to address all the pertinent issues related to vitamin and mineral metabolism. Nonetheless, a brief overview of these substances and their use as dietary supplements is provided here and summarized in Tables 38-2 and 38-3. Readers are also referred to other sources for a more detailed discussion of vitamins and minerals.4,55 76... 

Therapeutic window The range of drug concentrations in the body that will promote optimal beneficial effects. Drug concentrations less than the lower end of this range will be ineffective, and concentrations greater than the upper end of this range will create excessive side effects. 

The interaction of carrier lipid molecules and cellular components is a key factor in the delivery and release of the plasmid DNA prior to transcription. The carriers physicochemical properties that promote optimal transfection are still being investigated. An analysis of carrier lipid disposition within the cell,... 

Teaches measurement, cahbration, and standardization techniques that promote optimal performance. 

The time and temperature recommended in Subheading 3.3, step 4 are selected to promote optimal yields. Long times (2 h or more) serves to permit the completion of long cDNAs, and to also allow reasonable cDNA yields under conditions (such as when small quantities of starting RNA are used) in which the concentration of RNA template is substantially lower than the affinity of the enzyme for template. The choice of 42 °C as the reaction temperature reflects the recommendation of the supplier of the reverse transcriptase for use with random primed cDNA synthesis. 

The use of a hot-start thermostable DNA polymerase is highly recommended, so as to minimize the generation of primer dimers and other artifacts at the beginning of the PGR process. The conditions described here are optimized for use with the Phire enzyme from Thermo-Fisher. However, other hot-start enzymes may also be used. In such instances, it may be necessary to optimize annealing temperatures and extension times to promote optimal cDNA yields. 

Figure 21.11. Schematic demonstrating the proposed function of peptide decorated microcapsules for cell driven, ordered self-assembly of capsules and promotion of cell activities intended for tissue repair and regeneration. Red spheres represent capsules decorated with extracellular matrix (ECM) integrins and/or carbohydrate moieties attached to the chitosan shell. Biolinkages can spontaneously form between capsules and with cells bearing complementary surface markers in a co-rdinated manner. Yellow sppheres represent human progenitors. The purpose is to promote optimal cell-cell and cellmatrix linkages.

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