Hormones Flashcards
_____hormones influence every organ and tissue in the body. These hormones are principally concerned with increasing the metabolic rate of tissue. The exact mechanisms by which the hormones exert their influence on body organs and tissues are not well understood.
Thyroid
Use for what class?
(a) Used as replacement therapy when a patient is hypothyroid.
(b) Usually safe in pregnancy.
Thyroid
adverse reaction for what class?
Overdose and hyperthyroidism
Thyroid!
Your patient has one or more of the listed can you haphazardly give thyroid meds?
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b) Thyrotoxicosis
no
This is an example of what class Levothyroxine – Synthroid
thyroid
The full efforts of thyroid hormone replacement therapy may not be apparent for approximately ______, but early effects may be apparent as soon as ____ hours.
six weeks, 48 hours
Uses of what Class?
a) Replacement therapy for testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism).
(b) Breast cancer in females
(c) Delayed puberty in males
Male Hormones
Action of what class?
Testosterone and its derivatives aid in the development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics: Facial hair, deep voice, body hair, body fat distribution and muscle development.
Male hormones
example of what class?
Methyltestosterone
Male hormones
Your patient has one or more of the listed can you haphazardly give male hormones?
(a) Liver disorders
(b) Serious cardiac disease
(c) Prostate gland disorders
(d) Contraindicated in breast cancer in males; prostate cancer (known or suspected).
no
Actions of what hormone
Secreted by the ovarian follicle. Important in the development and maintenance of the female reproductive system. Actions include: Protein anabolism, thinning of the cervical mucus, inhibitions of ovulation.
Estrogens
Actions of what hormone
Secreted by the corpus luteum, by the placenta, and adrenal cortex. Progestin is necessary for the development of placenta and inhibit the secretion of pituitary gonadotropins, which in turn prevents maturation of the ovarian
follicle and ovulation.
Progestin
What oral contraceptives contain only progestin?
Progestin -only pills (POPs)
These are what type of oral contraceptives?
a) Norethindrone (Minipill)
b) Drospirenone (Yasmin)
c) Levonorgestrel (Emergency Contraceptive)
Progestin -only pills (POPs):
What oral contraceptive?
Single-dose regimen: One 1.5 mg tablet as soon as possible within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse. Can also be taken as a two-dose regimen: One 0.75 mg tablet as soon as possible within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse; a second 0.75 mg tablet should be taken 12 hours after the first dose
Levonorgestrel (Emergency Contraceptive)
