Somatrem Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 292 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2 WITH ANSWERS Chapter 30: Pituitary Drugs • Therapy is lifelong • Examples of drugs o Anterior: Cosyntropin, Somatropin, Somatrem, Octreotide  Cosyntropin: synthetic cortisol – used in diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency, stimulates release of cortisol from adrenal cortex, cortisol has anti-inflammatory effect and renal retention of sodium  Somatropin and Somatrem: mimic Growth Hormone, effects on skeletal and cellular growth (stimulate skeletal grow...

NR566 Week 1 Study Outline Chapter 21: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Bisphosphonates • Drugs: etidronate (Didronel), pamidronate (Aredia), risedronate (Actonel) alendronate (Fosamax), tiludronate (Skelid), zoledronic acid (Zometa), ibandronate (Boniva) • Used for bone support, most commonly used • Pharmacodynamics  Adhere to bone, inhibit osteoclastic activity, potent inhibitors of both normal and abnormal bone resorption o Etidronate (Didronel): reduces both bone resorpt...

NR 566 Week 1 Study Guide {2020} – Chamberlain College of Nursing NR566 Week 1 Study Outline Chapter 21: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Bisphosphonates • Drugs: etidronate (Didronel), pamidronate (Aredia), risedronate (Actonel) alendronate (Fosamax), tiludronate (Skelid), zoledronic acid (Zometa), ibandronate (Boniva) • Used for bone support, most commonly used • Pharmacodynamics  Adhere to bone, inhibit osteoclastic activity, potent inhibitors of both normal and abn...

NR293 Pharmacology Pre-class Questions Week 6 1. What are possible effects of drugs for treating growth hormone deficiency in children? c. Retention of potassium levels d. Increased retention of s odium e. Improved tissue-building processes Rationale: “The drugs that mimic growth hormone (GH) are somatropin and somatrem. These drugs promote growth by stimulating various anabolic (tissue-building) processes, liver glycogenolysis (to raise blood sugar levels), lipid mobilization from body fat st...

NR 292 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2 WITH ANSWERS Chapter 30: Pituitary Drugs • Therapy is lifelong • Examples of drugs o Anterior: Cosyntropin, Somatropin, Somatrem, Octreotide  Cosyntropin: synthetic cortisol – used in diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency, stimulates release of cortisol from adrenal cortex, cortisol has anti-inflammatory effect and renal retention of sodium  Somatropin and Somatrem: mimic Growth Hormone, effects on skeletal and cellular growth (stimulate skeletal growth in pt...

NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs NURSING 3210 Pharmacology Exam 3: Cancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs Cancer: -Cellular transformation -Uncontrolled and rapid cellular growth -Invasion into surrounding tissue -Metastasis to other tissues or organs -Cancer cells either: -Grow and invade adjacent tissues -Break away from original tumor mass, and travel by means of blood or ...

NR 566 Week 1 Study Guide {2020} – Chamberlain College of Nursing NR566 Week 1 Study Outline Chapter 21: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Bisphosphonates • Drugs: etidronate (Didronel), pamidronate (Aredia), risedronate (Actonel) alendronate (Fosamax), tiludronate (Skelid), zoledronic acid (Zometa), ibandronate (Boniva) • Used for bone support, most commonly used • Pharmacodynamics  Adhere to bone, inhibit osteoclastic activity, potent inhibitors of both normal and abn...

COMPREHENSIVE ATI - PHARMACOLOGY SUFFIXES – -Afil=Erectile Dys-fx (sildenafil) -Arin=Anticoagulant (heparin) -Ase=Thrombolytic -Asone, -Solone=Corticosteroid (Flucasone) -Azine=Anti-emetic -Caine=Anesthetics -Cillin=Penicillin -Cycline=Antibiotic -Dipine=CCB -Floxacin=Antibiotic -Ide=Oral hypoglycemia -Mycin=Aminoglycoside -Olol=BB (Lol) CONT'D - -Pam, -Lam=Benzos -Phylline=Bronchodilator -Pram, -Ine=SSRIs -Prazole=PPI -Pril=Ace Inhibtor -Sartan=ARBS -Statin=Antilipedimic -Tidine=Anti=ulcer ...