How is insulin injected?
- Correct Answer - subcutaneously
What is the most common cause of Grave's disease?
- Correct Answer - excessive excretion of thyroid hormone
most common Hyperthyroid drugs
- Correct Answer - Topazol; safer for pregnancy/breastfeeding
since it crosses the placenta
Uses for Topazol
- Correct Answer - Grave's disease
Prep for thyroidectomy
Treatment of thyroid toxic crisis
Thyroid storm
, - Correct Answer - severe thyrotoxicosis when patient undergoes
major surgery or experience sepsis; characterized by
hyperthermia, severe tachycardia.
what happens if a thyroid storm is left untreated?
- Correct Answer - patient becomes unconscious, hypertensive,
and at risk for heart failure
Role of Growth hormone
- Correct Answer - stimulates growth in all tissues in the body
Antidiuretic hormone
- Correct Answer - promotes renal conservation of water
Prolactin
- Correct Answer - stimulates milk production after childbirth
Somatropin
- Correct Answer - Example of growth hormone replacement
Adverse effects of Somatropin
- Correct Answer - hyperglycemia
GI issues
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