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18 Cards in this Set
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Gonadotropin Releasing hormone (GnRH) also called as ________.
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
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The pituitary gland may be king, but the power behind the throne is clearly __________.
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the hypothalamus
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Drugs that mimic or block the
hypothalamic and pituitary hormones are used as ____________; ___________; _____________. |
1. As replacement therapy.
2. As antagonist. 3. As diagnostic tools. |
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Who am I?
It is used to assess the function of the pituitary and thyroid glands. |
TRH analog: Protirelin:
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Who am I?
It is indicated for differentiating pituitary and ectopic production of ACTH in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. |
CRH analog: Corticorelin:
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Who am I?
It is used to assess pituitary secretion of GH and also in GH insufficiency. |
GHRH analog: Sermorelin:
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__________ is approved for diagnostic evaluation of pituitary function and also for increasing growth in children
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Sermorelin
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What is Octreotide?
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It is a somatostatin analog, which is 45 times more potent in inhibiting the GH secretion.
Used for acromegaly, carcinoid syndrome((takes care of the diarrhea)), gastrinoma, esophageal varices. |
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What drug is associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and gall stones? (it also inhibits both Insulin and Glucagon)
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Octreotide
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In females, FSH stimulates ________ and __________
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follicle maturation and estrogen synthesis
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In females, LH induces ________, and stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone and androgens
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ovulation; corpus luteum
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In males, FSH stimulates ________
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spermatogenesis
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In males, LH stimulates _________ to produce testosterone
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Leydig cells in the testes
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What is Urofollitropin / Follitropin?
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is a FSH agonist and used in ovulation induction for in-vitro fertilization methods.
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What are used to stimulate ovulation (the release of an egg) when a woman's ovaries can produce a follicle but hormonal stimulation is deficient?
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Menotropins
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In the prepubertal boys with cryptorchidism (undescended testes) and hypogonadism, _____________ is administered for the descent of the testes and to stimulate testosterone production
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chorionic gonadotropin
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_________ is a LH agonist and used in cryptorchidism and anovulation
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Chorionic Gonadotropin
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYPOTHALAMCIC HORMONES AND PITUITARY (IS ALWAYS/IS NOT ALWAYS) 1:1 AND (IS ALWAYS/ IS NOT ALWAYS) STIMULATORY.
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Not always; not always
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