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Endocrine Drugs Flashcards

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Hormones the Posterior Pituitary Gland secretes

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ADH, Vasopressin

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3 Types of Hormones

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Peptide hormones, Steroid hormones, Amine hormones

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What hormone Anterior Pituitary Gland secretes?

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Growth Hormone

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What are the effects of thyroid hormone?

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regulation of metabolic rate and promotion of body growth

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The hormones Adrenal Cortex produce

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Aldosterone and Cortisol

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What is the target organ of aldosterone?

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Kidney

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Hormones pancreas secretes

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insulin and glucagon

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Adrenal Medulla secretes what type of hormone?

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Adrenaline

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What does Somatrem [Protropin] and Somatropin [Humatrope] affect in the body?

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Growth in tissue and bone

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It is a growth hormone inhibiting hormone [GHIH]

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Somatostatin Agonists

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A drug acting on posterior pituitary gland and is used to initiate labor, promote delivery of placenta and control post-partum hemorrhage

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Oxytocin

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A drug acting on posterior pituitary gland and is used for Diabetes Insipidus, Hemorrhage and Post-operative abdominal distension

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ADH [Vasopressin], Pitressin Synthetic, Desmopressin

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3 types of corticoid

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Glucocorticoid, Mineralocorticoid, Gonadocorticoid

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It is a type of corticoid that increases the availability of glucose; potent immunosuppressants used to prevent organ-transplant rejection and used to promote lung maturation in premature infants

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Glucocorticoid

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Dexamethasone, Cortisone, Prenisone, Hydrocortisone are drugs under what type of Corticoid?

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Glucocorticoid

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16
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This gland produces Levothyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3)

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Thyroid

17
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This type of drug prevents the formation of thyroid hormone

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Thioamides: propylthiouracil (Ptu) and Methimazole (Tapazole)

18
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This drug affects the thyroid and is known for its adverse effect of staining the teeth, metallic taste, burning in the mouth, sore teeth and gums, as well as hypothyroidism

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Iodine Solutions

19
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The most preferred Insulin as it doesn’t have peak effect

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Glargine

20
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It is an anti-diabetic drug and is also being used for PCOS or polycystic ovarian syndrome

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Metformin

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