TOPIC 11 Flashcards
Growth hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Gonadotropin follicle stimulating Hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Prolactin
Anterior Pituitary gland
Antidiuretic hormone
Oxytocin
Posterior pituitary gland
Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH)
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GH_RH)
Growth hormone -inhibiting hormone (GH-IH)
Hypothalamus
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine ( T3)
THYROID GLAND HORMONES
Controls metabolic rate and activity of nearly every tissue and organ
Increase CO
Increase 02 consumption
Carbohydrate use , proteins and fats
Affect heat regulation and menstrual cycle
Thyroid hormone
HYPOTHYROIDISM cause in adult_______children_______
Myxedema ( adult)
Cretinism ( children)
Lethargy
Puffy eyelids and face
Thick tongue
Slow speech with hoarseness
Lack of perspiration
Slow pulse
Cold intolerance
Abnormal menses
HYPOTHYROIDISM SX
Drug of choice for replacement therapy
Increases T3 and T4
Given per orem
Levothyroxine sodium (Levothyroid, Synthroid)
Tachycardia
Chest pain
Palpitations
Excess sweating
HYPERTHYROIDISM SX
Reduce excess T3 and T4
Thiourea derivatives
1. Propylthiouracil (PTU)
2. Methimazole(Tapazole)
HYPERTHYROIDISM DRUG THERAPY
Inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis
PO
METHIMAZOLE (TAPAZOLE)
Inhibits conversion of T4 and T3
Maybe used before surgery or radioactive iodine tx palliative control
Toxic goiter
PO
PROPYLTHIOURACIL (PTU)
Reduce size and vascularity of thyroid gland
STRONG IODINE SOLUTION (LUGOL’S SOLUTION)
Regulates calcium in the blood
Parathyroid hormone
Mobilizing calcium from bones
Promotes Ca absorption from the intestine
Promotes Ca reabsorption from the renal tubule
Parathyroid hormone
PTH deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Renal impairment
Diuretic therapy
Hypocalcemia