ENDOCRINE (EXAM 3)

Question 1

TH REPLACEMENT DRUGS (LIFE LONG)

Answer 1

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (SYNTHROID)

SYNTHETIC THROXINE (T4) TO T3

HYPERTHYROIDISM EFFECTS

FIBER- DECREASE ABSORPTION
MONITOR PULSE,VS, WEIGHT

Question 2

THYROID SUPPRESSING DRUGS

Answer 2

PROPYLTHIOURACIL (PTU)

BLOCK THYROID PEROXIDASE
BLOCKS T4 TO T3

S/E= ARGANULOCYTOSIS AND RASH, HEPTATOTOXICITY

CHECK BEFORE- LIVER
CHECK AFTER- BLOOD COUNTS AND JAUNDICE

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