Endocrine Pharmacology

Question 1

Ending for steroids

Answer 1

Sone
Cortisone
Prednisone
Dexamethasone

Question 2

What does a steroid do?

Answer 2

Suppress inflammation, increase blood glucose retention of water and sodium

Question 3

What happens if there’s too much steroids?

Answer 3

Buffalo hump Cushing’s disease

Question 4

Side effects of steroids

Answer 4

Immuno suppression hyperglycemia osteoporosis delayed wound healing

Question 5

Thyroid hormone replacement

Answer 5

Levothyroxine

Question 6

Nursing considerations for levothyroxine

Answer 6

Take every day at the same time on an empty stomach

Question 7

Anti-thyroid medication

Answer 7

Iodine (lugols solution)

Question 8

Parathyroid medication

Answer 8

Calcium chloride, calcium gluconate

Question 9

Anti-diuretic hormone ending

Answer 9

Pressin
Vasopressin

Question 10

What does vasopressin antidiuretic hormone do?

Answer 10

Body retain water increasing blood volume inc BP

Question 11

Rapid acting insulin peaks, durations, and onset

Answer 11

15 minute onset
30 to 90 minute peaks
Duration 3 to 5 hours

Question 12

Short acting, insulin name, onset, peak, duration

Answer 12

Regular insulin
Onset 30 minutes
Peak 2 to 4 hours
Duration 5 to 12 hours

Question 13

Immediate acting, insulin name, onset, peak duration

Answer 13

NPH
Onset 1 to 4 hours
Peak 4 to 12 hours
Duration tend to 24 hours

Question 14

Long acting, insulin name, onset, peak duration

Answer 14

Gargine
2 to 4 hours
Peak None
Duration 24 hours

Question 15

How do you draw up mixed insulin?

Answer 15

Clear before cloudy
Regular insulin then NPH

Question 16

Which insulin is cloudy

Answer 16

NPH

Question 17

Which insulin can never be mixed

Answer 17

Long acting because it does not have a peak