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NURS 2320 - Endocrine drugs (week 7.2) Questions with Correct Answers
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NURS 2320 - Endocrine drugs (week 7.2) Questionswith Correct Answers
New evidence suggests that the _____ controls the pituitary gland, rather
than the pituitary gland regulating and controlling the other endocrine
glands Correct Answer-CNS
what are the two parts of the pituitary gland? Correct Answer-- Anterior
pituitary (adenohypophysis)
- Posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)
what hormones are secreted from the posterior pituitary? anterior?
Correct Answer-- ADH, oxytocin
- everything else (TSH, GH, ACTH, prolactin, FSH, LH, MSH)
what do pituitary drugs do? Correct Answer-mimic the functions of the
pituitary hormones
what is the suffix for anterior pituitary drugs? Correct Answer--tropin
what is the suffix for posterior pituitary drugs? Correct Answer-- pressin
what is the name of the drug that antagonizes GH? Correct Answer-
octreotide
, what does cosyntropin do? Correct Answer-- stimulates release of
cortisol from adrenal cortex
- Anti-inflammatory effect
- Diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency
cosyntropin promotes renal retention of _____, which can result in
edema and hypertension Correct Answer-sodium
what do somatropin and somatrem do? Correct Answer-Stimulate
skeletal growth in patients with deficient growth hormone, such as in
hypopituitary dwarfism
what are the adverse effects of somatropin and somatrem? Correct
Answer-headaches, hyperglycemia, hypothyroidism, rash, development
of antibodies to growth hormone, flu-like symptoms
what does octreotide (Somatostatin) do? Correct Answer-- Carcinoid
tumours secrete VIP (vasoactive
intestinal polypeptide)
- VIP causes profuse, watery diarrhea
- Octreotide reduces this severe diarrhea, flushing, and potentially life-
threatening hypotension that may occur with a carcinoid crisis
- reduce amount of GH in adults with acromegaly
what are the adverse effects of octreotide? Correct Answer-Fatigue,
malaise, headache
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