PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY ACTUAL
EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS OFFICIAL
STYLE 2026
‣ Thyroid Horomone Agonist Drug Side Effrcts . Answer: Few side
effects, usually only occurs when there is an overdose-symptoms of
hyperthyroudism
‣ Thyroid Horomone Agonists . Answer: Drugs that mimic the effect of
thyroid horomones T3 and T4, helping to regulate metabolism.
‣ Signs And Symptoms of Hypothyroidism . Answer: Slow heart rate,
respitory rate, and speaks slowly. Thickened, waxy-feeling skin, weight
gain, thinks slowly, edema of the face, lethargic, thinks slowly.
‣ Hypothyroidism in Children . Answer: Excess facial and body hair,
mental retardation, poor eater, protruding tongue, short stature, sleeps
excessively.
‣ Goiter . Answer: Distinct swelling in the neck. can be present with
both underactive and over active thyroid.
, ‣ Myxedema . Answer: Severe type of hypothyroidism, and requires
immediate medical attention.
‣ Metabolism . Answer: All of the chemical reactions that occur within
an organism, or the energy use of each cell and the amount of work
performed in the body.
‣ Thyroid Gland . Answer: Endocrine gland located in the front of the
neck just below the Adam's apple. It produces 2 horomones: thyroxine
(T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
‣ Aldosterone . Answer: Mineral corticoid horomone secreted by the
adrenal cortex that regulates sodium and water balance.
‣ Corticosteroids . Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol.
‣ Cortisol . Answer: Horomone secreted by the adrenal cortex, that is
essential for life.
‣ Adverse Effects - Thyroid horomone agonists . Answer: Increased
activity of the cardiac and nervous systems. Cardiac - can overwork the
heart, and lead to angina pain, a heart attack, and heart failure. Nervous -
can lead to seizures. (can occur in patient taking high doses, more likely
in some w/seizures). Enhances the action of anticoagulants.
‣ Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism . Answer: Diarrhea,
insomnia, heartbeat irregularities, tachy, weight loss.
MEDICATION SAFETY ACTUAL
EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS OFFICIAL
STYLE 2026
‣ Thyroid Horomone Agonist Drug Side Effrcts . Answer: Few side
effects, usually only occurs when there is an overdose-symptoms of
hyperthyroudism
‣ Thyroid Horomone Agonists . Answer: Drugs that mimic the effect of
thyroid horomones T3 and T4, helping to regulate metabolism.
‣ Signs And Symptoms of Hypothyroidism . Answer: Slow heart rate,
respitory rate, and speaks slowly. Thickened, waxy-feeling skin, weight
gain, thinks slowly, edema of the face, lethargic, thinks slowly.
‣ Hypothyroidism in Children . Answer: Excess facial and body hair,
mental retardation, poor eater, protruding tongue, short stature, sleeps
excessively.
‣ Goiter . Answer: Distinct swelling in the neck. can be present with
both underactive and over active thyroid.
, ‣ Myxedema . Answer: Severe type of hypothyroidism, and requires
immediate medical attention.
‣ Metabolism . Answer: All of the chemical reactions that occur within
an organism, or the energy use of each cell and the amount of work
performed in the body.
‣ Thyroid Gland . Answer: Endocrine gland located in the front of the
neck just below the Adam's apple. It produces 2 horomones: thyroxine
(T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
‣ Aldosterone . Answer: Mineral corticoid horomone secreted by the
adrenal cortex that regulates sodium and water balance.
‣ Corticosteroids . Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol.
‣ Cortisol . Answer: Horomone secreted by the adrenal cortex, that is
essential for life.
‣ Adverse Effects - Thyroid horomone agonists . Answer: Increased
activity of the cardiac and nervous systems. Cardiac - can overwork the
heart, and lead to angina pain, a heart attack, and heart failure. Nervous -
can lead to seizures. (can occur in patient taking high doses, more likely
in some w/seizures). Enhances the action of anticoagulants.
‣ Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism . Answer: Diarrhea,
insomnia, heartbeat irregularities, tachy, weight loss.
