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What are classic signs of diabetes mellitus that begin with the letter "P?"
What is polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
The posterior pituitary gland does not produce hormones; it stores and then releases the hormones which are produced in what part of the brain?
What is the hypothalamus?
What medication do we use to treat hypothyroidism?
What is levothyroxine?
What hormone(s) do the heart, blood vessels, liver, and adipose tissue receive from the adrenal medulla?
What is epinephrine & norepinephrine?
I am given once a day because I refuse to have a peak and my duration is 24 hours.
What is lantus?
What family of diabetes medications need to be given with caution to persons known to have an allergy to sulfa drugs?
What is sulfonylureas?
What condition(s) causes the adult's facial features to change? E.g. lips to thicken, nose enlarges
What is gigantism or acromegaly?
What recreational behavior is a risk factor for developing hyperthyroidism?
What is smoking?
What tissue or organ does the anterior pituitary supply ACTH for?
What is the adrenal cortex?
I'm a speeding type of insulin and have an onset of 15 - 25 minutes. It is best to give me before meals.
What is rapid-acting insulin? E.g. aspart, lispo, etc.
What serious state may occur to people with Type 1 diabetes associated with excess production of ketone bodies?
What is ketoacidosis?
What is coughing?
A goiter is a result of what ion deficiency?
What is iodine?
What three organs make up a close-loop negative feedback system?
What is the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid control system?
My group of medication slow gastric emptying but may be contraindicated in patients with chronic renal failure on dialysis
What are GLP-1s?
E.g. byetta, victoza, saxenda, trulicity, ozempic
What hypoglycemic agent controls blood glucose by keeping the liver from releasing excess insulin and making the muscle cells more sensitive to insulin?
What is metformin?
What is a rare postpartum complication involving infarction of the pituitary gland secondary to postpartum hemorrhage?
What is Sheehan syndrome?
People with hyperthyroidism may exhibit enlarged thyroid gland and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs called _________ ?
What is exophthalmos?
Hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia is the result of what dysfunctional gland releasing too much hormone?
What is the parathyroid?
My main site of action are the muscle cells and I have a black box warning for cardiac risk.
What is pioglitazine, rosiglitazone (thiazolidinediones/TZDs)?
Which type of diabetes is diagnosed based on the following criteria: 1) onset after age 30 years, 2) islet cell antibodies circulating in the blood, and 3) insulin is not required sooner than 6 months after diagnosis?
What is latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)/slow-onset type 1 diabetes or type 1.5 diabetes?
What condition may cause hyponatremia, hypoosmolality, headache, and low urine output due to a tumor pressing on the pituitary?
What is syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?
Name 5 symptoms produced by a thyroid storm.
This organ releases hormones that have a principal action of increasing sodium excretion and causing diuresis.
What is the heart?
I am supposed to be held before surgery or a procedure (especially the one's that require contrast media) and for 48 hours afterward. What am I?
What is metformin?