AIDS exam = Darth Vader
That AIDS exam is out to kill, again.The exam asked so many drug names and so much detail (the level of detail that were asked went down to the small fonts in the notes which say 'Selzentry (maraviroc) is approved by the FDA on 12 October, 2007') associated with them that my brain cells simply refused to work after reading the question.
Every turn of the page will produce a 'what are you serious?!' response. There is one page which asked us to name '4 one-a-day pills, state whether they are HAART, whether they are available in the US or not, and name the components of each pill'.
Okay, they are Trizivir, Atripla, Generic 3-in-1 and Triomone. All are HAART. First 2 are available in the US, the last 2 are not. Trizivir = Lamivudine, Abacavir, Zidovudine (3x NRTIs); Atripla = Efavirenz, Tenofovir, Emtricitabine (NNRTI + 2x NRTIs); Generic 3-in-1 = Zidovudine, Nevirapine, Lamivudine (NNRTI + 2x NRTIs); Triomone = Nevirapine, Lamivudine, Stavudine (NNRTI + 2x NRTIs).
Fine, except that I substituted some z's with x's and added l's when there is none.
Then, there comes a question that says:
Name 3 compounds that are derived from natural products and state where they come from.
(What?!)
Now I only remember that Berivimat comes from a very strangely named Chinese medicinal herb (no idea what herb), and Cyanopilin (supposed to be Cyanopilin N) comes from some kind of cyanobacteria. Third one? No clue. (Now I know: Carraguard comes from a kind of strange seaweed. Oh well.)
If you expect us to remember things to this kind of fine detail, give us at least 3 days of reading period, free us from any other school work and activities, and get rid of the d-bio exam tomorrow so that we can concentrate. If that can be done, I can give you back everything including small prints plus extra details from the pharmacology textbook only found in Welch library.
Never mind, I will just have to hope that everyone messes this up so that the curve will be low.
Need to concentrate on d-bio for now :(
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