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Uterine stimulant |
Pitocin (oxytocin), oxytocin released from post-pituitary gland, stimulates letdown on milk |
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Androgens |
Delatestryl (testosterone enanthate), for deficient males, delayed puberty boys, palliative treatment for androgen responsive breast cancer |
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Estrogen |
Premarin, used for contraception, menopause symptoms, osteoporosis from menopause, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, TX prostate cancer |
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Important risk with oral contraceptives? |
Dvt, embolis, watch for warmth, edema, tenderness, pain in lower leg, discourage smoking |
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Progesterones |
Provera, favorable conditions for fetal growth, drop in levels causes menstruation, used to counter adverse effects of estrogen therapy, dysfunctional uterine bleeding r/t hormone imbalance, endometriosis, endometrial carcinoma; symptoms breast cancer, edema, breakthrough bleeding |
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What cancer risk do oral contraceptives have? |
Cervical cancer |
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Anti neoplastic agents |
Nolvadex (tamoxifen), reduces estrogen, used for TX breast cancer & prevention |
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Erectile dysfunction |
Viagara (sildenafil), cialis, levitra; symptoms MI, sudden death, priaprasm |
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Important teaching for erectile dysfunction? |
Discourage use of nitrates, can cause fatal hypotension |
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What is only insulin to be given IV and subq? |
Regular |
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Which insulin should never be mixed with any other insulin and never IV? |
Lantus |
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When should you take long acting insulins? |
Same time every day |
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Hypoglycemia symptoms |
Sudden nervousness, hunger, weakness, cold, clammy skin, lethargy, paleness |
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Insulin overdose? |
Give glucagon tabs, or food as soon as able to swallow to bring sugars up |
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Thyroid drugs |
Synthroid (levothyroxine), PTU (propylthiouracil) "pull the thyroid under", I (radioactive iodine) |
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What is synthroid for |
Treats hypothyroidism and emergent myxedema coma, synthetic form of T4 |
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What is PTU for |
Treats Graves disease and emergent TX of thryotoxocosis |
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What is radiactive Iodine for |
Hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, at high doses it destroys thyroid cells |
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Anterior pituitary drugs |
Somatotropin, growth hormone |
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Whwn do you take somatotropin |
In the evening |
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What does somatotropin treat |
Pediatric and adult growth deficiencies (turners syndrome, prader-will syndrome) |
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Important note about somatotropin? |
TX should stop before epiphyseal plate closes |
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Post pituitary drugs |
Vasopressin, desmopressin (DDAVP), ADH |
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What is contraindicated for post pit drugs |
Coronary artery disease or decreased peripheral circulation, pregnant women (category X) |
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What laxative is bulk forming? |
Metamucil (psyllium) |
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What laxative is a surfactant? |
Colace (docusate sodium) |
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What laxative is a stimulant? |
Dulcolax (bisacodyl) |
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What laxative is osmotic? |
Milk of magnesium (magnesium hydroxide) |
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Oral hypoglycemic are for which type diabetes? |
Type 2 mellitus |
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6 classes of oral hypoglycemics? |
Sulfonylureas, meglinitides, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, alphaglucosidase inhibitors, incretins |
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Insulin is produced by? |
Beta cells in pancreas |
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Where is oxytocin released from? |
Post pituitary gland |
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Side effects of erectile dysfunction drugs |
MI, priaprasm, sudden death |
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Glucotrol, Diabeta are what oral hypoglycemic |
Sulfonylureas |
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Prandin, Starlix are what hypoglycemic? |
Meglitinides |
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Glucophage is what hypoglycemic? |
Biguanides |
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Precose, glyset are what oral hypoglycemic? |
Alphaglucosidase inhibitors |
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Byetta, symlin, Januvia are what oral hypoglycemic? |
Incretins |
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Name 2 antidiarrheals |
Lomotil, immodium |
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Which antidiarrheals has opioid effects in high doses |
Lomotil |
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Drugs that decrease motility of bowel and increase absorption of fluids and sodium in intestines are called what? |
Antidiarrheals |
