Endocrine Pharmacology Flashcards
Corticosteroids are naturally secreted by this part of the adrenal gland.
Adrenal cortex
What drugs are used to treat addison’s disease?
Mineralcorticoids
Medrol is an example of what drug classification?
Glucocorticoids.
What classification of endocrine drugs can cause electrolyte imbalance and hyperglycemia?
Glucocorticoids
Gucocorticoids act to suppress what body system?
The immune system
That hormones does the thyroid produce to regulate metabolism?
T3 and T4
Name an example of a thyroid replacement hormone
Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
The dosage of these hormones is adjusted by the clients’s labwork
Thryoid replacement hormones
What condition results from an increase in thyroid hormone production and secretion?
Hyperthyroidism
What medication blocks synthesis of T3 and T4 but does not destroy already existing T3 and T4?
Antithyroid medications
Exubera is an example of what type of insulin?
Inhaled insulin powder
What is Type I diabetes
Insufficient insulin produced by the beta cells in the pancreas
What insulin has an onset of 10 minutes and results in a rapid reduction of glucose levels
Lispro (Humalog)
What insulin is the only insulin that can be given IV?
Regular Insulin
What type of insulin have an onset of 2-4 hours and a peak of 6-12 hours?
Intermediate acting insulins
Which classification of drugs is the oldest oral agent given to diabetics
Sulfonylureas
Which classification of diabetes drugs delay the absorption of carbohydrates from the small intestines?
Alpha Glucosidase Inhibitors
Name 2 examples of Meglitinide Oral Hypoglycemic agents
Starlix and Prandin
What hormone breaks down stored glycogen to glucose resulting in elevated blood glucose levels?
Glucogon
What drug requires insulin to be present for it to be used?
Metformin (Glucophage) which is a biguanide - Reduces hepatic glucose production - Does not cause hypoglycemia.
What classification of diabetes drugs should not be used with DKA?
Meglitinide Oral Hypoglycemic agents
What diabetes medication class works to enhance insulin receptor site sensitivity without increasing insulin secretion?
Thiazolidinediones (Avandia)
What classification of drugs supress glucagon and delay gastric emptying/?
Amylinomimetic Agents and Incretin Mimetic Agents
What drug must be held when a patient has a diagnostic test using iodine dye as lactic acidosis can occur?
Glucophage (metformin) - Biguanide class
