Endocrine System Disorders and Drugs

1

100

what are chemical messengers circulating in the blood?

hormones

200

Does a steroid or nonsteroid need a secondary messenger system to activate or inactive an enzyme?

nonsteroid

300

Excess hormone levels is due to?

hypersecretion

400

What is the most common causes of pituitary disorders?

adenomas

500

Which pituitary disorder is due to excesss growth hormone prior to puberty and fusion of epiphysis?

gigantism

2

100

Polyuria, polydipsia, distended bladder, and inability to concentrate urine are clinical manifestations of what disease?

Diabetes Insipidus

200

What type of goiter results from hyperactivity of the thyroid gland?

toxic goiter

300

What thyroid disorder is due to soft silky skin and hair, insomnia, increased body temperature, and hyperactivity?

hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease)

400

What does hypoparathyroidism lead to?

hypocalcemia

500

What disease is caused by a benign tumor of the adrenal medulla- secretes epinephrine, norepinephrine, and other substances?

Pheochormocytoma

3

100

Addison disease is a hyposecretion of what?

adrenocorticoid secretions like cortisol, aldosterone, and DHEA

200

Diabetes mellitus is a deficit of what?

insulin secretions

300

Which disease has manifestations that include round face with ruddy color, trunkal obesity, thin limbs, thin hair, and delayed healing?

Cushing Syndrome

400

Which type of diabetes is an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas?

type 1

500

What are the 3 P’s of Diabetes?

polyphagia, polyuria, and polydipsia

4

100

What is the number 1 form of management for type 2 diabetes?

lifestyle modification

200

Is micro angioplasty, macro angioplasty, peripheral neuropathy, and cataracts chronic or acute complications?

Chronic

300

Hypoglycemic shock is due to?

decreased blood glucose, decreased BP, decreased level of consciousness

400

Tissue necrosis, neuropathy, retinopathy and chronic renal failure describe micro or macroangiopathy?

Microangiopathy

500

Diabetic Ketoacidosis is more commonly seen in what type of diabetes?

Type 1

Pharm

100

Somatotropin is used to help treat what?

growth abnormalities

200

Levothyroxine and liothyronine is used to treat what?

hypothyroidism

300

What are the adrenal corticosteroid drugs?

cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone, methylprednisolone

400

What drug must be administered by patenteral route only?

insulin

500

Aspart, Humulin R, Intermediate, Long

short, long, rapid, intermediate

Match the following

rapid-aspart

short-humulin R

intermediate-isophane NPH

long-glargine