Endocrine Drugs Flashcards
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A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs.
Hormones
What are the three (3) common types of hormones?
- Peptide Hormones
- Steroid Hormones
- Amine Hormones
A medication that is used to initiate labor, promote the delivery of the placenta, and control postpartum hemorrhage.
Oxytocin
Hormones that produce Corticosteroids
Adrenal Cortex
Adrenal Medulla releases what?
neurotransmitters Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
It is a form of proteins and contains amino acid.
Peptide Hormones
It is the collection of Amino acid and some protein chain.
Amine Hormones
What type of hormones came from fats?
Steroid Hormones
It is a drug acting on the Adrenal Cortex that increases the availability of glucose and is used to promote lung maturation in premature infants.
Glucocorticoids
It is an oral therapy for chronic adrenal insufficiency.
Cortisone
Impair the ability of phagocytes and block the production of antibodies.
Immunosuppressive
It is the gland that is responsible for producing Levothyroxine and Triiodothyronine.
Thyroid Gland
What thyroid gland produces?
Calcitonin
Give the three (3) drugs acting on Endocrine System: THYROID
- Levothyroxine
- Thyroid Desiccated
- Liothyronine
It is the thyroid replacement and it increases the metabolic rate.
Hypothyroidism
The group of metabolic disorders of fat, carbohydrates, and protein metabolism that results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action (sensitivity), or both.
Diabetes Mellitus
What are the two types of Diabetes Mellitus?
Type I and Type II
It is an organ that releases insulin and glucagon from the islets of Langerhans .
Pancreas
An endocrine drug that decreases glucose production by the liver; and it increases tissue response to insulin.
Metformin HCI
It is a synthetic preparation of the steroid hormone cortisol.
Hydrocortisone
