Endocrine Drugs

Question 1

Organ that produces insulin and glucagon

Answer 1

Pancreas

Question 2

This drug is known to initiate labor, promote delivery of placenta and control post-partum hemorrhage

Answer 2

Oxytocin

Question 3

It releases neurotransmitters Norepinephrine and Epinephrine

Answer 3

Adrenal Medulla

Question 4

How do Adrenal Cortex works?

Answer 4

It produces hormones called Corticosteriods

Question 5

What is the drug acting on adrenal cortex?

Answer 5

Corticoid

Question 6

What is the function of glucocorticoid

Answer 6

Anti-inflammatory in all tissues, and control metabolism in muscle, fat, liver and bone. Glucocorticoids also affect vascular tone, and in the brain influence mood, behavior and sleep‒wakefulness cycles.

Question 7

Give some nursing considerations for glucocorticoids?

Answer 7

Baseline VS, potassium, blood sugar, drugs, weight,
Administer drug daily at 8-9 AM, Use of minimal doses for minimal amount of time. Taper doses when discontinuing.

Question 8

What is the medicine used to treat an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism)

Answer 8

Levothyroxine

Question 9

Is a group of metabolic disorders of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action (sensitivity), or both

Answer 9

Diabetes mellitus

Question 10

What are the 3 P’s in diabetic ketoacidosis?

Answer 10

Polydipsia: an increase in thirst. Polyuria: frequent urination. Polyphagia: a rise in appetite.