Thy Roids
Name that Hormone
OPD Pearls
I'M SECRETING SOMETHING (what's the organ?)
Trivia
100

What is TSH also known as

THYROTROPIN

100

Name one catecholamine is secreted from the adrenal gland

Epi or Norepi

100

Exophthalmos seen in a tired patient, what probable endocrine disorder was observed.

Hyperthyroidism
100

TRH

Hypothalamus

100

Monoclonal antibodies are analogues of macromolecules of this nature. (Options: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)

Proteins

200

Transcribe TRH

THYROTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE

200

This hormone is used for the contraction of the uterine lining. It is also stimulated during breast feeding.

Oxytocin

200

What kind of hormones do ethinyl estradiol try to to mimic? 

Estrogen

200

Melatonin

Pineal

200

The aldehyde group at the 18th carbon of a steroidal hormone forms this vital mineralocorticoid 

Aldosterone

300

TSH is commercially available as this synthetic analogue. 

Thyrotropin Alfa (THYROGEN®)

300

This hormone from the adenohypophysis is assessed for the the diagnosis of thyroid diseases

TSH

300

What is the pharmacognostic source of of exenatide

Gila monster (Heloderma sp.)

300
PRL
Anterior Pituitary
300

Thyroxin (the second hormone to be purely isolated) first isolated and crystallized on this special holiday

Christmas Day, 1914 

400

Thyroxin degrades into this T3 thyroid hormone, Which is made from 'DIT' and 'MIT'. What is 'DIT'?

Diiodotyrosine

400

This hormone from the pancreas increases blood-sugar levels

Glucagon

400

A patient is confirmed to be experiencing a hypoglycemic shock in your pharmacy. What is the remedy?

Sugar (Simple carbohydrates). Oh Honey, honey. Candy. Orange Juice. 

400
Leptin
Adipocytes / Adipose Tissue
400

Also known as Prolactin-Inhibiting Factor, this is hormone does... just that

Dopamine

500

Goiter can be found in high thyroid, low thyroid, normal thyroid, or all kinds of thyroid functioning?

All kinds

500

This substance is responsible for habit formation, and involved in Parkinson's disease

Dopamine

500

Dexamethasone in excess amounts is notorious for causing this endocrine disorder

Cushing's Syndrome/ Cushing syndrome / Cushingoids

500

GLP-1

Pancreas

500

The father of Neurosurgery, this individual also discovered a very important syndrome characterized by a high amount of cortisol

Henry Cushing

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