A Ratio of the Dose of the Drug That Is

question 39

Multiple Choice

A ratio of the dose of the drug that is toxic to humans versus the minimum effective dose for that pathogen is assessed to predict the potential for toxic drug reactions.This is called the

• A)Kirby-Bauer technique.
• B)antibiogram.
• C)E-test.
• D)minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).
• E)therapeutic index (TI).

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution without violating given constraints.

Regression Model

A mathematical representation of the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on a dependent variable, without being affected by other variables in the experiment.

Error Variable

It represents the difference between observed and theoretical values in statistical models, attributable to randomness or unforeseen factors.