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PORTAGE NURS 251 - TEST 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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PORTAGE NURS 251 - TEST 4QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhereWinWtheWbodyWisWtheWpituitaryWglandWlocated?W-
WANSWERWTheWpituitaryWglandWisWlocatedWinWtheWbrainWnearWtheWhypothalamus.
WhatWisWtheWprimaryWsubstanceWreleasedWfromWtheWpituitaryWgland?W-
WANSWERWItsWprimaryWroleWisWtoWreleaseWhormonesWintoWtheWbodyWthatWcontrolWotherWglandsWwithinWt
heWendocrineWsystem.
WhatWareWtheWtwoWlobesWofWtheWpituitaryWglandWcalledW-
WANSWERWAnteriorWPituitaryWGlandW&WPosteriorWPituitaryWGland
HormonesWassociatedWwithWtheWanteriorWpituitaryWglandW-WANSWERW-
AdrenocorticotropicWHormoneW(ACTH)
-FollicleWStimulatingWHormoneW(FSH)
-GrowthWHormoneW(GH)
-LuteinizingWHormoneW(LH)
-ProlactinW(PH)
-ThyroidWStimulatingWHormoneW(TSH),
HormonesWassociatedWwithWtheWposteriorWpituitaryWglandW-WANSWERW-AntidiureticWHormoneW(ADH)
-Oxytocin
UsesWofWsomatropinW-
WANSWERWusedWinWchildrenWwhoWareWdeficientWinWGrowthWHormoneWtoWpromoteWlinearWgrowth
UsesWofWoctreotideW-
WANSWERWUsedWinWtheWtreatmentWofWsevereWwateryWdiarrheaWcausedWbyWaWslowWgrowingWtumor
, UsesWofWvasopressinW-
WANSWERWusedWinWemergencyWsituationsWwhenWbloodWpressureWisWdroppingWtooWlow
UsesWofWdesmopressinW-WANSWERWusedWtoWtreatWcertainWbloodWdisorders
TwoWcommonWdisordersWassociatedWwithWtheWthyroidWglandW-
WANSWERWHypothyroidismW&WHyperthyroidism
HypothyroidismWsymptomsW-
WANSWERWcoldWintolerance,WunintentionalWweightWgain,Wdepression,WdryWbrittleWhairWandWnails,WandWfati
gue
HyperthyroidismWsymptomsW-
WANSWERWdiarrhea,Wflushing,WincreasedWappetite,WmuscleWweakness,Wfatigue,Wpalpitations,Wirritability,W
nervousness,WheatWintoleranceWandWalteredWmenstrualWflow
WhatWisWlevothyroxine?W-WANSWERWaWsyntheticWthyroidWhormoneWusedWinWhypothyroidism
LevothyroxineWmechanismWofWactionWandWspecialWuseWinstructionsW-
WANSWERWEssentiallyWlevothyroxineWworksWinWtheWsameWmannerWasWtheWendogenousWhormone,WThyrox
ineWorWT4.WByWtakingWlevothyroxine,WtheWdeficiencyWisWcorrected.WHowever,WitWcanWbeWimpactedWbyWfoo
dWorWdrugsWandWsoWitWisWrecommendedWtoWtakeWonWanWemptyWstomachW30-
60WminutesWpriorWtoWbreakfast.
HyperthyroidismWdrugsW(andWhowWtheyWwork)W-
WANSWERWmethimazoleWandWpropylthiouracilW(PTU)WareWtwoWantithyroidWdrugsWavailableWthatWworkWby
WinhibitingWtheWformationWofWtheWthyroidWhormones.
TwoWconditionsWthatWcanWoccurWwhenWthereWisWaWdeficiencyWorWexcessWofWglucocorticoidsWreleasedWfro
mWtheWadrenalWcortex.W-WANSWERWAddison'sWdisease-Wdeficiency
Cushing'sWsyndrome-Wexcess
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