Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
VUSN Pharmacology Exam 2 (Week Ten)
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
levothyroxine, propylthiouracil, somatropin, desmopressin,
fludrocortisone - Answer✔️✔️-endocrine prototype drug list
pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, testes, ovaries - Answer✔️✔️-
endocrine glands
oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone - Answer✔️✔️-posterior pituitary hormones
GH, ACTH, TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin - Answer✔️✔️-anterior pituitary
hormones
GnRH, GHRH, PRF, CRH, TRH, somatostatin, dopamine - Answer✔️✔️-
hypothalamic releasing factors
pituitary gland - Answer✔️✔️-which gland controls the thyroid?
pituitary gland -> thyroid -> stimulating hormone -> thyroid -> thyroxine -
Answer✔️✔️-pathway of pituitary to thyroid
low thyroxine levels - Answer✔️✔️-what causes pituitary gland to secrete
thyroid-stimulating hormone?
thyroxine - Answer✔️✔️-thyroid secretes what?
thyroid-stimulating hormone - Answer✔️✔️-pituitary gland secretes what?
(in relation to thyroid)
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99.5% protein bound - Answer✔️✔️-why is metabolism of T4 so slow?
T3 - Answer✔️✔️-what is T4 converted to?
hypothyroidism - Answer✔️✔️-if thyroid is not functioning correctly it won't
produce enough T4, pituitary gland will notice and keep creating excessive
thyroid-stimulating hormone
T4 - Answer✔️✔️-another name for thyroxine
thyroid-stimulating hormone - Answer✔️✔️-T4 has inverse relationship with
which hormone?
pituitary gland - Answer✔️✔️-in hyper and hypothyroidism, which organ is
still functioning correctly?
hyperthyroidism - Answer✔️✔️-thyroid is producing excessive T4, pituitary
gland notices excess and decreases production of thyroid-stimulating,
leading to less production of T4
high T4, low TSH - Answer✔️✔️-hormone levels in hyperthyroidism
low T3 and T4, high TSH - Answer✔️✔️-hormone levels in hypothyroidism
free T4 - Answer✔️✔️-measure of T4 that is not protein bound
T4 thyroid function test - Answer✔️✔️-measures total OR free levels of T4
free T4 thyroid function test - Answer✔️✔️-only measures free T4
T3 thyroid function test - Answer✔️✔️-measures total amount of T3
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