Somatrem - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs Cancer: -Cellular transformation -Uncontrolled and rapid cellular growth -Invasion into surrounding tissue -Metastasis to other tissues or organs -Cancer cells either: -Grow and invade adjacent tissues -Break away from original tumor mass, and travel by means of blood or ...

NR-292 Pharmacology II Study Guide – Exam 2 50 Questions – Multiple Choice, Select All That Apply, Multiple Sequence Chapter 30: Pituitary Drugs Therapy is lifelong Examples of drugs Anterior: Cosyntropin, Somatropin, Somatrem, Octreotide Posterior: Vasopressin, Desmopressin, Oxytocin Got to Know Octreotide Vasopressin & Desmopressin Somatropin Chapter 31: Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs Thyroid Replacement Drugs Hyperthyroid Drugs: Methimazole, Propylthi...

NR 292 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2 WITH ANSWERS Chapter 30: Pituitary Drugs • Therapy is lifelong • Examples of drugs o Anterior: Cosyntropin, Somatropin, Somatrem, Octreotide  Cosyntropin: synthetic cortisol – used in diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency, stimulates release of cortisol from adrenal cortex, cortisol has anti-inflammatory effect and renal retention of sodium  Somatropin and Somatrem: mimic Growth Hormone, effects on skeletal and cellular growth (stimulate skeletal grow...

NR293 Pharmacology Pre-class Questions Week 6 1. What are possible effects of drugs for treating growth hormone deficiency in children? c. Retention of potassium levels d. Increased retention of s odium e. Improved tissue-building processes Rationale: “The drugs that mimic growth hormone (GH) are somatropin and somatrem. These drugs promote growth by stimulating various anabolic (tissue-building) processes, liver glycogenolysis (to raise blood sugar levels), lipid mobilization from body fat st...