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Endocrine Drugs Flashcards

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What is Endocrine System?

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It is the collection of glands and tissues that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.

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What is the chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs?

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Hormones

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What is the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

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Growth hormone

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What are examples of drugs acting on the anterior pituitary gland?

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Somatrem and Somatropin

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What are the contraindications for Somatostatin Agonists?

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Hypersensitivity, pregnancy, lactation

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What is the hormone produced by the posterior pituitary gland?

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Anti-diuretic Hormone or Vasopressin

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What kind of Diabetes is an indication of Pitressin Synthetic?

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Diabetes Insipidus

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What is used to initiate labor, promote the delivery of the placenta and, control post-partum hemorrhage?

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Oxytocin

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A part of the adrenal glands that releases the neurotransmitter Norepinephrine and Epinephrine

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Adrenal Medulla

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What do we call the hormones produced by Adrenal Cortex?

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Corticosteriods

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What is used to promote lung maturation in premature infants and increase the availability of glucose?

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Glucocorticoids

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What glucocorticoid is used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome and also the treatment of non-endocrine disorders?

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Dexamethasone

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What are the two hormones that the thyroid produces?

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Levothyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3)

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Levothyroxine is a thyroid hormone replacement drug that is used for the treatment of what disease?

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Hypothyroidism

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What are the adverse effects of Levothyroxine?

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Skin reactions, hair loss, and cardiac stimulation

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What thioamides is a drug of choice for pregnancy?

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Propylthiouracil (PTU)

17
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What is used to destroy thyroid tissue and has an adverse effect on the staining of teeth?

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Iodine Solutions

18
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What is a group of metabolic disorders of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action (sensitivity), or both?

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Diabetes Mellitus

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What organ secretes digestive enzymes and releases insulin and glucagon from the Islets of Langerhans?

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Pancreas

20
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Which insulin is the only appropriate for mixing with short-acting insulin?

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Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH)

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