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intolerance to cold, receding hairline, hair loss, facial and eyelid edema, dull-blank expression, extreme fatigue, thigh tongue - slow speech, apathy, dry skin (coarse and scaly), muscle aches and weakness, constipation, anorexia, brittle nails and hair, menstrual disturbances - symptoms of hyp...

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VUSN Pharmacology Exam 2 (Week Ten)
intolerance to cold, receding hairline, hair loss, facial and eyelid edema, dull-blank expression, extreme
fatigue, thigh tongue - slow speech, apathy, dry skin (coarse and scaly), muscle aches and weakness,
constipation, anorexia, brittle nails and hair, menstrual disturbances - symptoms of
hypothyroidism



pituitary gland - which gland controls the thyroid?



pituitary gland -> thyroid -> stimulating hormone -> thyroid -> thyroxine - pathway of pituitary to
thyroid



levothyroxine, propylthiouracil, somatropin, desmopressin, fludrocortisone - endocrine prototype
drug list



pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, testes, ovaries - endocrine glands



oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone - posterior pituitary hormones



GH, ACTH, TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin - anterior pituitary hormones



GnRH, GHRH, PRF, CRH, TRH, somatostatin, dopamine - hypothalamic releasing factors



low thyroxine levels - what causes pituitary gland to secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone?



thyroxine - thyroid secretes what?



thyroid-stimulating hormone - pituitary gland secretes what? (in relation to thyroid)

, 99.5% protein bound - why is metabolism of T4 so slow?



T3 - what is T4 converted to?



hypothyroidism - if thyroid is not functioning correctly it won't produce enough T4, pituitary gland
will notice and keep creating excessive thyroid-stimulating hormone



T4 - another name for thyroxine



thyroid-stimulating hormone - T4 has inverse relationship with which hormone?



pituitary gland - in hyper and hypothyroidism, which organ is still functioning correctly?



hyperthyroidism - thyroid is producing excessive T4, pituitary gland notices excess and decreases
production of thyroid-stimulating, leading to less production of T4



high T4, low TSH - hormone levels in hyperthyroidism



low T3 and T4, high TSH - hormone levels in hypothyroidism



free T4 - measure of T4 that is not protein bound



T4 thyroid function test - measures total OR free levels of T4



free T4 thyroid function test - only measures free T4



T3 thyroid function test - measures total amount of T3



TSH thyroid function test - measures total amount of TSH

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