Pharm II Exam 4 Study Guide
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Somatotropin is used for what? - Ans ✅✅-Growth hormone deficiency
Somatotropin deficiency can cause what ? - Ans ✅✅-stature or dwarfism in children
Somatotropin is given what route? - Ans ✅✅-SubQ or IM
Mecasermin is what ? - Ans ✅✅-Growth hormone
Mecasermin is used for what? - Ans ✅✅-Long term treatment with insulin for growth
factor deficiencies
Mecasermin route of admin - Ans ✅✅-SubQ
Deficiencies in ADH can cause - Ans ✅✅-diabetes insipidus
SIADH is - Ans ✅✅-production of too much ADH which causes your body to retain
too much water
ADH analog prototype - Ans ✅✅-Desmopressin
Desmopressin black box warning - Ans ✅✅-Can cause hyponatremia
2 types of cells that secrete different hormones - Ans ✅✅-parafollicular and follicular
Parafollicular cells secrete - Ans ✅✅-calcitonin
Follicular cells secrete - Ans ✅✅-Thyroxine T4 and Trioodothyronine T3
What is essential for the synthesis of the hormones secreted by parafollicular and
follicular cells? - Ans ✅✅-Iodine
What is iodine (Lugols solution) used for? - Ans ✅✅-treatment of hyperthyroidism and
thyroid storm, and in preparation of thyroidectomy
, What is used to block the effects of an overactive thyroid gland? - Ans ✅✅-
Propylthiouracil (PTU)
Prototype drug used for hypothyroidism? - Ans ✅✅-Levothyroxine
Most common cause of hypothyroidism - Ans ✅✅-destruction of thyroid gland
Hypothyroidism is most common in females or men? - Ans ✅✅-Females
Prototype for hyperthyroidism - Ans ✅✅-Methimazole
Most common hyperthyroid condition - Ans ✅✅-Graves disease
What is Graves Disease - Ans ✅✅-autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid
gland to produce too much thyroid hormone
What are the symptoms of thyroid storm? - Ans ✅✅-High fever, tachycardia,
sweating, central nervous system effects, and cardiovascular effects
What is given in thyroid storm? - Ans ✅✅-PTU
What is cosyntropin used for? - Ans ✅✅-Diagnose the cause of adrenal gland
insufficiency
How is cosyntropin given? - Ans ✅✅-Given in a small dose IV and plasma cortisol
levels are measured 30-60 min after
If adrenal glands respond to cosyntropin by secreting corticoids ... - Ans ✅✅-the
pathology lies at the pituitary or hypothalamus
If plasma levels fail to rise after injecting cosyntropin .. - Ans ✅✅-pathology lies at the
adrenal gland level
Hydrocortisone is used for - Ans ✅✅-replacement therapy for adrenocortical
insufficiency, aka Addisons
What is Addisons disease? - Ans ✅✅-adrenal glands are damaged and dont secrete
enough cortisol and aldosterone
What is Cushings syndrome? - Ans ✅✅-High levels of corticoidsteroids present over
a long period of time
Antifungal drug for long term therapy of elevated cortisol levels - Ans ✅✅-
Ketoconazole
Questions with Correct Answers
Top Rated 2025
Somatotropin is used for what? - Ans ✅✅-Growth hormone deficiency
Somatotropin deficiency can cause what ? - Ans ✅✅-stature or dwarfism in children
Somatotropin is given what route? - Ans ✅✅-SubQ or IM
Mecasermin is what ? - Ans ✅✅-Growth hormone
Mecasermin is used for what? - Ans ✅✅-Long term treatment with insulin for growth
factor deficiencies
Mecasermin route of admin - Ans ✅✅-SubQ
Deficiencies in ADH can cause - Ans ✅✅-diabetes insipidus
SIADH is - Ans ✅✅-production of too much ADH which causes your body to retain
too much water
ADH analog prototype - Ans ✅✅-Desmopressin
Desmopressin black box warning - Ans ✅✅-Can cause hyponatremia
2 types of cells that secrete different hormones - Ans ✅✅-parafollicular and follicular
Parafollicular cells secrete - Ans ✅✅-calcitonin
Follicular cells secrete - Ans ✅✅-Thyroxine T4 and Trioodothyronine T3
What is essential for the synthesis of the hormones secreted by parafollicular and
follicular cells? - Ans ✅✅-Iodine
What is iodine (Lugols solution) used for? - Ans ✅✅-treatment of hyperthyroidism and
thyroid storm, and in preparation of thyroidectomy
, What is used to block the effects of an overactive thyroid gland? - Ans ✅✅-
Propylthiouracil (PTU)
Prototype drug used for hypothyroidism? - Ans ✅✅-Levothyroxine
Most common cause of hypothyroidism - Ans ✅✅-destruction of thyroid gland
Hypothyroidism is most common in females or men? - Ans ✅✅-Females
Prototype for hyperthyroidism - Ans ✅✅-Methimazole
Most common hyperthyroid condition - Ans ✅✅-Graves disease
What is Graves Disease - Ans ✅✅-autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid
gland to produce too much thyroid hormone
What are the symptoms of thyroid storm? - Ans ✅✅-High fever, tachycardia,
sweating, central nervous system effects, and cardiovascular effects
What is given in thyroid storm? - Ans ✅✅-PTU
What is cosyntropin used for? - Ans ✅✅-Diagnose the cause of adrenal gland
insufficiency
How is cosyntropin given? - Ans ✅✅-Given in a small dose IV and plasma cortisol
levels are measured 30-60 min after
If adrenal glands respond to cosyntropin by secreting corticoids ... - Ans ✅✅-the
pathology lies at the pituitary or hypothalamus
If plasma levels fail to rise after injecting cosyntropin .. - Ans ✅✅-pathology lies at the
adrenal gland level
Hydrocortisone is used for - Ans ✅✅-replacement therapy for adrenocortical
insufficiency, aka Addisons
What is Addisons disease? - Ans ✅✅-adrenal glands are damaged and dont secrete
enough cortisol and aldosterone
What is Cushings syndrome? - Ans ✅✅-High levels of corticoidsteroids present over
a long period of time
Antifungal drug for long term therapy of elevated cortisol levels - Ans ✅✅-
Ketoconazole
