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Pharmacology - Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid Drugs (Exam 5) Flashcards

1
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What are the major endocrine glands?

A

Pituitary
Thyroid
Parathyroid

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What does thyrotropin do?

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Stimulates thyroid to release thyroid hormone

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What is thyrotropin also called?

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Which hormone is upstream of TSH?

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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

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5
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Which mechanism regulates hormone levels?

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Negative feedback

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6
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Which gland is called the “master gland” since it regulates other endocrine glands?

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Pituitary

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7
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What does the pituitary gland secrete?

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Peptide hormones

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8
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What effect does the pituitary gland have?

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Tropic

(tells other glands to secrete their hormones)

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9
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What happens if you don’t have any gonadotropins (LH, FSH)?

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Entire reproductive system fails

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10
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What happens if you don’t have growth hormone and thyrotropin?

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Normal growth/development is not possible (dwarfism)

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11
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Hypopituitariasm

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Pituitary hormone deficiency

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12
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What causes dwarfism?

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Decreased growth hormone

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13
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What causes hypothyroidism?

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Increased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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14
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What causes decreased metabolism?

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Decreased thyroid hormone

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15
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What causes Addison Disease?

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Decreased corticosteroids

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16
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What causes loss of secondary sex characteristics?

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Decreased LH & FSH

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17
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What causes diabetes insipidus?

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Decreased ADH

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18
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What are the symptoms of hypopituitarism (pituitary hormone deficiency)?

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Hypopigmentation
Thinning/softening of skin
Decreased libido
Retarded dental development

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19
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What are 5 things associated with hypersecretion of pituitary hormones?

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Sexual precocity
Acromegaly
Gigantism
Goiter
Cushing Disease

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20
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What are goiters caused by?

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Overactive thyroid

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21
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What is Cushing Disease caused by?

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Increased corticosteroids

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22
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Which hormones are involved in the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis)?

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Growth hormone (GH, aka somatotropin)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Prolactin
B-lipotropin

“FLAT PeG B”

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Anomalies associated with growth hormone (GH)

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Deficiency: dwarfism
Hypersecretion: gigantism

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Anomalies associated with LH & FSH

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Deficiency: loss of secondary sex characteristics
Hypersecretion: sexual precocity

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25
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Anomalies associated with TSH

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Deficiency: hyperthyroidism
Hypersecretion: hypothyroidism

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Anomalies associated with ACTH

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Deficiency: Addison Disease
Hypersecretion: Cushing Disease

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27
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Anomalies associated with prolactin

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Deficiency: failure to lactate
Hypersecretion: galactorrhea & infertility

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28
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What are natural and synthetic hormones of pituitary used as?

A

Pituitary hormone drugs

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29
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What can pituitary hormone drugs do?

A

Mimic or block actions

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30
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Which hormones are gonadotropins?

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LH & FSH

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31
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What does FSH do?

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Stimulate follicle growth

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32
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What does LH do?

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Induce ovulation

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33
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What can LH & FSH be used to treat?

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Infertility

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34
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What combo of hormones is a patient with infertility given? What is the outcome?

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Gonadotropins (LH & FSH) + hCG -> superovulation (in vitro fertilization)

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35
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Which pituitary hormone drug is a recombinant growth hormone?

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Somatotropin

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36
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What is somatotropin/GH used to treat?

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Dwarfism
Wasting syndrome or anorexia cachexia syndrome (ex: in AIDS)

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37
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What is another name for growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH)?

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Somatostatin

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38
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Which pituitary hormone drug is an analogue of somatostatin?

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Octreotide

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39
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What does Octreotide inhibit?

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Inhibits release/production of GH
Inhibits release of serotonin & vasoactive substances

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40
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What does octreotide treat?

A

Acromegaly

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41
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Which pituitary hormone drug is a dopamine receptor agonist?

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Bromocriptine

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42
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Bromocriptine is _______ soluble and penetrates the _______

A

lipid; BBB

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43
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What does Bromocriptine inhibit?

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Prolactin release

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44
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What is Bromocriptine used to treat? (2)

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Female infertility resulting from hyperprolactinemia (too much prolactin)

Parkinson’s Disease

45
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Which pituitary hormone drug is an antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?

A

Vasopressin

46
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What does vasopressin cause?

A

Increased water retention

47
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What is vasopressin used to treat?

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ADH deficiency - diabetes insipidus (excessive thirst)

48
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What is the suffix of the synthetic analogs of vasopressin?

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“-pressin”

49
Q

What does oxytocin induce and control?

A

Induce labor (contracts uterine muscle)
Induce postpartum lactation
Control postpartum hemorrhage

50
Q

What is the root of oxytocin drugs?

A

“tocin”

(ex: pitocin, suntocinon)

51
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What is the most common endocrine disorder?

A

Diabetes mellitus (type II)

52
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What is the 2nd most common endocrine disorder?

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Thyroid dysfunction

53
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Low TSH causes what?

A

High thyroid hormone (due to negative feedback)

54
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High TSH causes what?

A

Low thyroid homrone

55
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Which disease?

Low TSH
High T4 thyroid hormone

A

Hyperthyroidism

56
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Which disease?

High TSH
Low T4 thyroid hormone

A

Hypothyroidism (primary)

57
Q

What are the 3 thyroid hormones?

A

T3
T4
Calcitonin

58
Q

What is involved in T3 and T4 thyroid hormones?

A

Iodine

59
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What do thyroid hormones regulate?

A

Energy metabolism
Growth/development

60
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What does calcitonin regulate?

A

Calcium metabolism

61
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What do thyroid hormones act on?

A

Every tissue/organ

62
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What do increased levels of T3 and T4 thyroid hormones do in the heart?

A

Increase B1 receptor activity

63
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What does an increase in B1 receptor activity due to increased T3 and T4 thyroid hormones cause?

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Increased HR, contractility, and sensitivity to catecholamines

64
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What are the general effects of increased T3 and T4 thyroid hormones?

A

Increased energy metabolism
Increased growth/development

65
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What are the general effects of decreased T3 and T4 thyroid hormones?

A

Decreased energy metabolism
Decreased growth/development

66
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T/F hypothyroidism is common, and it is more common in women than men

A

True

67
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T/F hypothyroidism increases dramatically in women after 40

A

True

68
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__________ hypothyroidism is common, especially among older women. This contributes to hyperlipidemia, cardiac dysfunction, osteoporosis, and carpal tunnel

A

Subclinical

(asymptomatic)

69
Q

What disease?

Fatigue
Depression/mood swings
Hair loss/thin eyebrows
Bradycardia
Hypotension
Intolerance to cold
Difficulty handling stress

Decreased metabolism (weight gain)
Decreased development

Increased sensitivity to CNS depressants

A

Hypothyroidism

70
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What disease?

Nervousness
Anxiety
Emotional liability
Tachycardia
Tremors
Osteoporosis of alveolar bone

Increased metabolism (weight loss)
Increased development

Decreased sensitivity to CNS depressants

Increased sensitivity to pain and epi

A

Hyperthyroidism

71
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What 2 things cause hypothyroidism? Which one is most common in the US?

A

Iodine deficiency
Hashimoto’s Disease (#1 cause in US)

72
Q

Chronic inflammation of the thyroid affecting middle aged women

A

Hashimoto’s Disease

73
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How does hypothyroidism appear in children?

A

Cretinism

(mental defects, stunted growth)

74
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How does hypothyroidism appear in adults?

A

Myxedema

75
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What can happen when a pregnant women has hypothyroidism?

A

Child has large teeth

76
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What disease?

Delayed tooth eruption
Malocclusion
Increased gingivitis/perio
Gingiva is inflamed or pale and enlarged
Poorly shaped teeth; large teeth
Caries

A

Hypothyroidism

77
Q

What disease?

Accelerated tooth eruption
Early loss of deciduous teeth/early eruption of permanent teeth
Loss of alveolar process
Diffuse demineralization of jaw
Maxillary or mandibular or alveolar osteoporosis
Rapidly progressing perio destruction

A

Hyperthyroidism

78
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What drugs are used for treating hypothyroidism?

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  1. Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) - T4
  2. Liothyronine sodium - T3
79
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What is the 1/2 life of Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid)? How long does it take to reach steady state?

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1/2 life = 7 days
Steady state = 1 month

80
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What is the 1/2 life of Liothyronine sodium? What does this cause?

A

Shorter than Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid)

Greater risk for cardiotoxicity

81
Q

What are the associated diseases of hyperthyroidism?

A

Graves’ Disease (diffuse toxic goiter)
Plummer’s Disease (toxic nodular goiter)
Thyrotoxicosis

82
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What disease presents with a diffusely enlarged, highly vascular thyroid gland that is common is young adults who have antibodies against thyrotropin (TSH) receptor?

A

Graves’ Disease

83
Q

What is the #1 cause of hyperthyroidism in the US?

A

Graves’ Disease

84
Q

What disease presents with nodules that secrete excessive hormones, while the rest of the tissue is atrophied, primarily in older patients?

A

Plummer’s Disease

85
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What disease presents with excessive heat production, increased SNS, increased neuromuscular activity, increased sensitivity to pain, ophthalmopathy (swelling), exophthalmos (protruding eyes), and anxiety?

A

Thyrotoxicosis

86
Q

What are 2 ways to treat hyperthyroidism?

A
  1. Radioactive iodine
  2. Thyroidectomy
87
Q

What is the risk of thyroidectomy to treat hyperthyroidism?

A

Excessive release of thyroid hormones
Acute thyrotoxicosis (life threatening)

88
Q

What must patients take before treating hyperthyroidism to prevent excessive release of thyroid hormones and acute thyrotoxicosis?

A

Propylthiouracil
Methimazole
Propranolol

89
Q

What do Propylthiouracil and Methimazole inhibit?

A

Synthesis of thyroid hormones

90
Q

What happens after the thyroid is destroyed or removed when treating hyperthyroidism?

A

Pt develops hypothyroidism and is put on synthetic thyroid hormones

91
Q

What are 3 anti-thyroid agents and their effects?

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  1. Iodine (decrease thyroid hormone synthesis)
  2. Propanolol (decrease HR/contractility)
  3. Diltiazem (decrease HR/contractility)
92
Q

What 3 hormones are involved with Ca2+ homeostasis?

A
  1. Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
  2. Calcitonin (from thyroid)
  3. Vitamin D
93
Q

What does parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulate?

A

Ca2+ absorption & bone resorption

94
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What organs does PTH act on? What are the effects on these organs when Ca2+ levels are LOW?

A

Kidneys (prevents Ca2+ loss)
Bones (resorption)
Intestines (absorb more Ca2+)

95
Q

What does PTH stimulate?

A

Bone turnover (resorption/formation)

96
Q

What is the parathyroid hormone drug?

A

Teriparatide

97
Q

What does Teriparatide cause when dose is constant?

A

Bone resorption

98
Q

What does Teriparatide treat when doses are low and intermittent?

A

Osteoporosis

99
Q

Increase in extracellular Ca2+ causes an _________ in calcitonin release

A

increase

100
Q

What does increased calcitonin cause?

A

Decreases osteoclast activity/bone resorption
Increases urinary Ca2+ secretion

(to decrease plasma Ca2+ levels)

101
Q

What is the calcitonin hormone drug?

A

Salmon calcitionin

102
Q

What does salmon calcitonin treat?

A

Paget’s Disease
Osteoporosis

103
Q

What disease presents with excessive, disorganized bone remodeling, weak/misshapen bones, and bone fracture?

A

Paget’s Disease

104
Q

What are the vitamin D drugs?

A

Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)
Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2)

105
Q

What is formed in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol by action of UV radiation?

A

Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)

106
Q

What is the root in vitamin D drugs?

A

“calci”

107
Q

What increases phosphate?

A

Vitamin D

108
Q

What decreases phosphate?

A

PTH

109
Q

Where is 85% of phosphate in the body?

A

Bone & teeth

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