Deck 18: Hormonal Therapy for Endocrine Gland Disorders

Question 1

The thyroid gland normally secretes which of the following substances into the blood?

A) thyroglobulin
B) thyroxine
C) thyrotropin
D) thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Answer 1

thyroxine

Question 2

Adrenocorticotropic hormone is released by:

A) medulla of adrenal gland
B) adrenal gland cortex
C) hypothalamus
D) pituitary gland

Answer 2

pituitary gland

Question 3

Growth hormone insufficiency during childhood causes:

A) myxedema
B) dwarfism
C) acromegaly
D) gigantism

Answer 3

dwarfism

Question 4

All of the following agents may interact with growth hormones, except:

A) estrogens
B) anabolic steroids
C) thyroxine
D) insulin

Question 5

Antithyroid agents can cross the placenta and:

A) stop fetal thyroid development
B) stop fetal growth
C) increase the risk of thyroid cancer in newborns
D) all of the above

Question 6

Propylthiouracil is classified as:

A) an anti-inflammatory agent
B) an antihyperglycemic agent
C) an antithyroid drug
D) none of the above

Question 7

Addison's disease is a deficiency of which of the following hormones?

A) cortisol
B) aldosterone
C) androgen
D) all of the above

Question 8

The primary action of insulin is to promote the entry of which of the following into cells?

A) fatty acid
B) amino acid
C) nucleic acid
D) glucose

Question 9

Oral antidiabetic agents are used to treat which of the following types of diabetes?

A) Type I diabetes mellitus
B) Type II diabetes mellitus
C) gestational diabetes
D) all of the above

Question 10

Oxytocin is mostly manufactured by which of the following?

A) hypothalamus
B) anterior pituitary
C) thyroid
D) adrenal cortex

Question 11

Which of the following hormones increase the levels of calcium in the blood?

A) thyroxine
B) cortisol
C) parathyroid hormone
D) calcitonin

Question 12

Which of the following hormones lowers the levels of calcium in the blood?

A) thyroxine
B) calcitonin
C) aldosterone
D) parathyroid hormone

Question 13

Epinephrine is commonly used to treat:

A) cardiac arrest
B) hypertension
C) hypertrophy of the prostate
D) stroke

Question 14

Which of the following hormones helps maintain the level of glucose in the blood?

A) insulin
B) oxytocin
C) glucagon
D) prolactin

Question 15

The most dangerous adverse effect of insulin therapy is:

A) hyperglycemia
B) hypoglycemia
C) hypoparathyroidism
D) aplastic anemia

Question 16

All of the following are oral hypoglycemic agents, except:

A) glipizide (Glucotrol )
B) glimepiride (Amaryl )
C) salmon (Calcimar )
D) tolbutamide (Orinase )

Question 17

Which of the following agents inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormone?

A) propylthiouracil
B) salmon
C) triamcinolone
D) protamine zinc insulin

Question 18

Hypothalamic hormones stimulate the pituitary gland to synthesize and release which of the following hormones?

A) insulin
B) thyroxine
C) trophic
D) calcitonin

Question 19

Hypothyroidism in adults results in which of the following conditions?

A) gigantism
B) acromegaly
C) dwarfism
D) myxedema

Question 20

Antidiabetic hormone is released when the body is:

A) low on salt
B) low on water
C) high on calcium in the blood
D) high on cholesterol in the blood

Question 21

Prolactin is secreted from the ____________________ gland.

Question 22

The primary endogenous mineralocorticoid is ____________________.

Question 23

Norepinephrine is released from the ____________________ of the ____________________ glands.

Question 24

Inhalation insulin uses only ____________________ insulin, and is used in combination with a long-acting insulin to treat diabetes.

Question 25

Diabetes insipidus is a disease that results from a deficiency of ____________________.

Question 26

Hypothyroidism is more common in ____________________ than in ____________________ in the United States.

Question 27

Graves' disease is an example of ____________________.

Question 28

Radioactive isotopes of iodine are commonly used for the ____________________ and ____________________ of hyperthyroidism.

Question 29

Methimazole has emerged as an effective drug for controlling ____________________.

Question 30

Propylthiouracil is contraindicated in the ____________________ trimester of pregnancy (category D).

Question 31

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-glimepiride

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 32

Overproduction of growth hormone in adults may cause __________.

Question 33

A hormone produced in the pancreas that increases blood sugar is called __________.

Question 34

Abnormal secretion of breast milk in men, or in women who are not breastfeeding an infant, is known as __________.

Question 35

The hormone that is released from the posterior pituitary gland during labor and lactation is __________.

Question 36

Parathyroid hormone increases the levels of __________ in the blood.

Question 37

Diabetes insipidus results from a __________ of antidiuretic hormone.

Question 38

Hypothyroidism causes __________ in children.

Question 39

Cushing's syndrome develops from an excess of __________.

Question 40

Insulin preparations are available from three different species, including __________, pigs, and humans.

Question 41

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-dexamethasone

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 42

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-cortisone acetate

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 43

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-methylprednisolone

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 44

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-triamcinolone

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 45

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-betamethasone

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 46

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-levothyroxin sodium

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 47

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-calcitonin

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 48

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-methimazole

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 49

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-potassium iodide

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 50

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-liothyronine sodium

A) Cytomel
B) Tapazole
C) Pima
D) Fortical
E) Synthroid
F) Decadron
G) Cortone
H) Kenacort
I) Medrol
J) Celestrone

Question 51

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-acetohexamide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 52

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-chlorpropamide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 53

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-metformin

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 54

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-glipizide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 55

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-nateglinide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 56

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-tolbutamide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 57

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-rosiglitazone

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 58

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-tolazamide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix

Question 59

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-glyburide

A) Amaryl
B) Glucotrol
C) DiaBeta
D) Orinase
E) Tolinase
F) Diabinese
G) Glucophage
H) Dymelor
I) Avandia
J) Starlix