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NR 565 / NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam 2025 | Newest Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified Updated 2025 / 2026
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NR 565 Final Exam

1. What labs are used to diagnose thyroid problems?: Free and total

T3 Free and total T4

TSH

Anti-TPO

2. Hypothyroidism labs: increased TSH, decreased T3 &T4

3. hyperthyroidism labs: decreased TSH and increased T3 &T4

4. When to recheck labs after starting levothyroxine?: 6-8 weeks or after

dose change, then 12 months once stabilized

5. S/S hypothyroidism: pale, puffy, and expressionless face, cold and

dry skin, brittle hair/hair loss, low heart rate and body temperature,

lethargy, fatigue, cold intolerance, mental status changes, thyroid

enlargement


Think "hypo low and slow"

6. S/S hyperthyroidism: strong and rapid heart rate, dysrhythmias,

angina, ner- vousness, insomnia, rapid thought flow and speech,

muscle weakness/atrophy, increased metabolic rate (increased heat

production, increased body tempera- ture, heat intolerance),


,warm/moist skin, increased appetite, weight loss despite increased

caloric intake



think "hyper as in fast"

7. result of not treating hypothyroidism during pregnancy: permanent neu-

ropsychological deficits in the child. First trimester: fetus unable to

produce their own thyroid hormones. Fetal thyroid gland is fully

functional in the second trimester.

8. Medication to treat SYMPTOMS of hyperthyroidism: beta blocker

(decrease HR)

non-radioactive iodine

9. How to take levothyroxine with food?: take on an empty stomach in the

morn- ing, 30-60 minutes before breakfast

10.Supplement/drug interactions with levothyroxine: antacids, iron, calcium

11.Confirm diabetes diagnosis prior to treatment: fasting plasma glucose

greater than or equal to 126, A random plasma glucose of greater than

or equal to 200 plus symptoms of diabetes, an oral glucose tolerance

test of two hours, plasma glucose of greater than or equal to 200, or a

hemoglobin A1c, a 6.5 or higher (on two occasions)



, 12.A1c general goal: <7%

13.Older adult A1c goal: <8%

14.When should insulin be considered?: For patients with an A1c

>10%, a fasting blood glucose >300 or are markedly symptomatic

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