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VUSN Pharmacology Exam 2 (Week Ten)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Levothyroxine, propylthiouracil, somatropin, desmopressin, fludrocortisone -
answer✔✔endocrine prototype drug list
pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, testes, ovaries - answer✔✔endocrine glands
oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone - answer✔✔posterior pituitary hormones
GH, ACTH, TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin - answer✔✔anterior pituitary hormones
GnRH, GHRH, PRF, CRH, TRH, somatostatin, dopamine - answer✔✔hypothalamic releasing
factors
pituitary gland - answer✔✔which gland controls the thyroid?
pituitary gland -> thyroid -> stimulating hormone -> thyroid -> thyroxine - answer✔✔pathway
of pituitary to thyroid
low thyroxine levels - answer✔✔what causes pituitary gland to secrete thyroid-stimulating
hormone?
thyroxine - answer✔✔thyroid secretes what?
thyroid-stimulating hormone - answer✔✔pituitary gland secretes what? (in relation to thyroid)
99.5% protein bound - answer✔✔why is metabolism of T4 so slow?
T3 - answer✔✔what is T4 converted to?
hypothyroidism - answer✔✔if thyroid is not functioning correctly it won't produce enough T4,
pituitary gland will notice and keep creating excessive thyroid-stimulating hormone
T4 - answer✔✔another name for thyroxine
thyroid-stimulating hormone - answer✔✔T4 has inverse relationship with which hormone?
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pituitary gland - answer✔✔in hyper and hypothyroidism, which organ is still functioning
correctly?
hyperthyroidism - answer✔✔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 - answer✔✔hormone levels in hyperthyroidism
low T3 and T4, high TSH - answer✔✔hormone levels in hypothyroidism
free T4 - answer✔✔measure of T4 that is not protein bound
T4 thyroid function test - answer✔✔measures total OR free levels of T4
free T4 thyroid function test - answer✔✔only measures free T4
T3 thyroid function test - answer✔✔measures total amount of T3
TSH thyroid function test - answer✔✔measures total amount of TSH
low and slow (low temp, HR, decreased LOC) - answer✔✔phrase to remember for
hypothyroidism
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 -
answer✔✔symptoms of hypothyroidism
subnormal temp, bradycardia, weight gain, decreased LOC, thickened skin, cardiac
comlpications - answer✔✔late clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism
myxedema, cretinism - answer✔✔significant characteristics of hypothyroidism
myxedema - answer✔✔severe thyroid deficiency that results in exaggerated presentation of
hypothyroidism
coma, death - answer✔✔biggest risks of myxedema
stunted growth, dwarfism, puffy face, potbelly, macroglossia, mental deficiency, hearing
impairment - answer✔✔s/sx of cretinism
under age of 2, hypothyroidism - answer✔✔when is the only time someone have cretinism? after
it is considered what?
T4 - answer✔✔levothyroxine is the synthetic version of which hormone?
micrograms - answer✔✔what unit of measurement is used to dose levothyroxine?
