Tetracyclines Should Not Be Prescribed to Children Younger Than 8

question 13

Multiple Choice

Tetracyclines should not be prescribed to children younger than 8 years due to:

• A) Risk of developing cartilage problems
• B) Development of significant diarrhea
• C) Risk of kernicterus
• D) Adverse effects on bone growth

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Definitions:

Cyclopentene Oxide

A cyclic ether with a three-membered epoxide ring adjacent to a cyclopentene structure.

Racemic Mixture

A mixture containing equal amounts of two enantiomers, resulting in a substance that has no optical activity.

Meso Trans-1,2-Diol

A specific stereochemical form of a 1,2-diol where the compound has two identical chiral centers but is overall achiral because of symmetry, resulting in a meso compound.

Lasalocid A

A polyether antibiotic used as an anticoccidial agent and in veterinary medicine to control coccidiosis.