Diabetes
The endogenous enzymes secreted from B-cells that helps with the feeling of satiety, gastric emptying, and glucagon secretion.
What is Amylin?
Addison's Disease is an insufficiency of these 2 hormones.
What is aldosterone and cortisol?
The enzyme that catalyzes the iodination of tyrosine residues in thyroid hormone synthesis.
What is thyroid peroxidase (TPO)?
This anemia has symptoms of pica, koilonychias, fatigue, weakness, irregular heartbeats, dizziness/lightheadedness, chest pain, cold skin, hands, and feet, and shortness of breath.
What is iron deficiency anemia?
Thus drug class and specific drug act on the PPARy receptor.
What are TZDs and Pioglitazone (Actos)?
The inhibitor of 11B and 17-hydroxylase enzymes.
What is Ketoconazole (Nizoral)?
This drug is safe during pregnancy during the 1st trimester.
What is Propylthiouracil (PTU)?
What is Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anemia?
The GLP-1 Analogs include these 4 drugs.
What is:
Exenatide (Byetta)
Liraglutide (Victoza)
Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
Semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy)
These 4 drugs are the main glucocorticoids.
What is:
Cortisol (Hydrocortisone)
Prednisolone
Betamethasone
Triamcinolone
The more abundant hormone.
What is T4?
Synthetic man-made form of Vitamin B9.
What is folic acid?
A patient presents with a sulfa allergy, and cannot be treated with (this drug class), but can be treated with a (this drug class) substitute.
What are sulfonylureas and meglitinides?
Cushing's Syndrome is caused by an increase in this hormone.
What is cortisol?
The thyroid stops responding to the drug.
What is the escape phenomenon?
May interfere with MRI studies.
Insulin works by these 3 steps.
What is:
1. Insulin binds to the insulin receptor
2. The glucose channel opens after binding
3. Glucose enters the glucose channel and enters the cell
A group of disorders with specific deficits in the synthesis of cortisol that ends up with a buildup of precursor hormones.
What is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?
The biosynthesis of thyroid hormones consists of these 6 steps.
What is:
1. Iodide uptake
2. Iodine oxidation
3. Iodine organification
4. Coupling
5. Storage
6. Release
Required for the conversion of 5-methyl
THF to tetrahydrofolate (THF) through the enzyme
methionine synthase.
What is Vitamin B12?