6.3.3 Medical Treatments

• Antibiotics can treat viral infections

  False
• What does pharmacological treatment involve?

  Drugs or medications
• What is the main role of antibiotics in treating bacterial infections?

  Kill or stop growth
• What are antibiotics used to treat?

  Bacterial infections
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics act against a wide range of bacteria
• Pharmacological treatments use drugs or medications to treat medical conditions or manage symptoms
• How do vaccines protect individuals from diseases?

  Stimulate immune response
• Match the treatment type with its example:

  Pharmacological ↔️ Antibiotics

  Surgical ↔️ Appendectomy

  Rehabilitative ↔️ Physical therapy

  Preventive ↔️ Vaccinations
• Penicillin interferes with the formation of the bacterial cell wall
• Cell wall inhibition in bacteria leads to cell rupture
• Narrow-spectrum antibiotics target specific types of bacteria.


  True
• What is an example of a surgical treatment?

  Appendectomy
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics act against a wide range of bacteria.


  True
• Vaccines introduce active acquired immunity by using weakened or inactive pathogens.


  True
• The main purpose of medical treatment is to cure or manage a disease
• Pharmacological treatments use drugs or medications to treat a medical condition or manage symptoms
• Tetracycline inhibits protein synthesis in bacteria


  True
• Protein synthesis inhibition prevents bacteria from producing essential proteins.

  True
• What is the primary concern when using antibiotics?

  Antibiotic resistance
• Rehabilitative therapies aim to restore function and independence after injury or illness.


  True
• What do vaccines stimulate the immune system to produce?

  Antibodies
• When the body encounters a vaccine, B-lymphocytes produce antibodies
• T-lymphocytes help coordinate the immune response.
• Access disparities to medical treatments are a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries.


  True
• Order the primary purposes of medical treatment:

  1️⃣ Relieve symptoms

  2️⃣ Cure or manage a disease

  3️⃣ Prevent further deterioration
• What are the two primary mechanisms by which antibiotics work?

  Bactericidal and bacteriostatic
• B-lymphocytes in vaccines produce antibodies.
• Vaccination helps prevent individuals from contracting diseases


  True
• Match the type of immunity with its cause:

  Natural Immunity ↔️ Exposure to pathogen

  Vaccine-Induced Immunity ↔️ Vaccination
• Chemotherapy and radiation therapy increase survival rates for cancer patients

  True
• Pharmacological treatments are highly effective but can cause allergic reactions or organ damage.
• Surgical treatments are effective for correcting structural issues
• Surgical treatments may lead to infection, pain, and scarring
• What is the purpose of gene therapy?

  Target genetic causes
• Personalized medicine tailors treatments based on an individual's genetic profile.


  True
• What is a primary economic barrier to accessing medical treatments in low-income regions?

  High treatment costs
• What does medical treatment refer to?

  Procedure, intervention, therapy
• Arrange the types of medical treatments into their broad categories:

  1️⃣ Pharmacological

  2️⃣ Surgical

  3️⃣ Rehabilitative

  4️⃣ Preventive
• Preventive treatments are always invasive

  False
• Which antibiotic inhibits nucleic acid synthesis in bacteria?

  Ciprofloxacin