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What hormone is used to diagnose addison's disease?
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- Cortisol- ACTH
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What are the side effects of Growth Hormone?
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1. High Cholesterol2. edema3. nerve and muscle pain4. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome5. Diabetes
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What is a possible cause of Cretinism?
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The mother did not have enough Iodine in her diet during pregnancy
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What is Cretinism?
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Lack of iodine leads to inadequate production of thyroid hormone
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What medication is used to destroy the thyroid gland
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I-131 (radioactive iodine
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What should always be measured when a child is receiving testosterone for hypogonadism and how often should it be checked?
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Hands and wrists should be x-rayed Every 6 months
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What are the effects of antidiuretic hormone?
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- makes renal tubules more permeable to water- prompts the kidneys to absorb more water back into the blood
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What hormone is released in teenagers as a result of weight training
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Growth Hormone
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What hormone is used to treat Cushing's disease?
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What are the intermediate insulins? (3)
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1. Humulin 70/302. Humulin 50/503. Lispro
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What are the contraindications to the use of insulin?
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1. Hypoglycemia
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Name 3 short-acting INsulins
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1. Lispro (apidra)2. Aspart (Novolog)3. Glulisine (Apidra)
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Long-acting insulins (3)
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1. Glargine (lantus)2. Levemir (Determir)3. Isophane insulin suspensing
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Name the categories of drugs used to treat hypoglycemia and their main function (
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1. Sulfonylureas - increase insulin production2. Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors - delay digestion of complex carbohydrates3. Biguanide (metphormin) - increases the use of glucose by the muscle and fat cells, decreases instestinal absorption of glucose4. Thiazolidinediones (TZD) - decrease insulin resistance (type II diabetes)5. Meglinitides - stimulate pancreatic secretion of insulin
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Name the categories of Insulin
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