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Pharmacology Exam 3: Endocrine System Drugs + NCLEX QuestionsSTART OF PITUITARY DRUGS - correct answer START OF PITUITARY DRUGS Pituitary Drugs -- List the 4 anterior pituitary drugs? + mechanism of actions - correct answer >cosyntropin MOA: stimulate secretion of cortisol from adrenal gland >somatotropin MOA: recombinant GH >somatrem MOA: recombinant GH >octreotide MOA: inhibits GH release Pituitary Drugs -- List the 2 posterior pituitary drugs? + mechanism of actions...

Amniocentesis taking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies Bicornate uterus a uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches Neonate newborn baby Dysplasia marked by abnormal adult cells Muscular dystrophy progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles Dystrophy condition produced by faulty nutrition Contractures immobility of muscles or a joint caused by shortening or wast...

PHYS 506 Anatomy and Physiology Endocrine (Pancreatic Islet Cells) MCQs Answers 2023/24 Pancreatic Islet Cells 186. A patient presents with Whipple triad, including plasma glucose < 60 mg/dL, symptomatic hypoglycemia, and improvement of symptoms with administration of glucose. CT of the abdomen is suggestive of islet cell carcinoma. Which of the following best describes the islets of Langerhans? (A) They are found primarily in the head of the pancreas. (B) They constitute approximately...

NR 325 Exam 1 2023 glucagon, epinephrine, growth hormone [GH], cortisol work against the effects of insulin There are several hormones that combat insulin that are known as counterregulatory hormones, what are they? These hormones increase blood glucose levels by (1) stimulating glucose production and release by the liver and (2) decreasing the movement of glucose into the cells. The counterregulatory hormones and insulin work together to maintain blood glucose levels within the normal ...

type 1 diabetes - ANSWER Diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels. polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia. type 2 diabetes - ANSWER Diabetes of a form that develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals and that is characterized by high blood glucose resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased ins...

Livestock Judging Exam questions State 2022Acidosis is a digestive disorder that affects ____________. A) Ruminents B)Non-ruminents C) Psuedo-Ruminants D) Proventriculants A)Ruminants __________ is the primal cut in beef animals that yields the porterhouse and t-bone retail cuts A) Chuck B) Rib C) Loin D) Sirloin D) Loin Which of the following are classified in the family Bovidae? a) goats b) sheep c) cattle d) All of the Above d) All of the Above Which specie...

ATI Nutrition Exam Review Addison's disease skin manifestation - Bronze pigmentation of exposed and unexposed skin Acromegaly occurs as a result of excessive production of - Somatotropin twelve hours after thyroidectomy, which findings should the nurse report to MD - Tachycardia and hypertension laryngeal stridor and hoard voice positive Trouseau's sign Graves' disease expect - difficulty sleeping instruction for type 1 diabetes about exercise - always wear medical alert ID tag when y...

homeostasis stable internal operating conditions within the body - temperature - blood pH examples of homeostasis 5 Sanity-Saving Tips for Arguing on the Internet 0:49 / 1:27 integument protective outer covering of the body (1st layer exposed to outside conditions) - protection - helps control internal temperature - sensory receptors detect environmental stimuli functions of the integument - abrasion - bacterial attacks - ultraviolet radiation - dehydr...

What function does the somatotropin hormone perform? a. Promotes absorption of calcium in the bones b. Stimulates the thyroid to produce its hormones c. Stimulates growth d. Promotes development of sex characteristics - Answer- C. Stimulates growth Acromegaly is defined as which of the following? a. An overgrowth of the long bones of the body b. An abnormal decrease in the activity of the pituitary gland c. A tumor located in the anterior pituitary d. A chronic disorder characterized by ...

Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 2 with Verified Solutions type 1 diabetes Diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels. polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia. type 2 diabetes Diabetes of a form that develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals and that is characterized by high blood glucose resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the b...