Nursing Pharmacology: Endocrine

The indications, mode of action, side effects, and key points of the following drug classes and medications: growth hormones (somatropin), antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin, desmopressin), glucocorticoids (prednisone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone), and mineralocorticoids (fludrocortisone).

The indications, mode of action, side effects, and key points associated with the following thyroid and anti-thyroid medications: levothyroxine, liothyronine, propylthiouracil (PTU), and strong iodine solution (Lugol's solution).

The mode of action, side effects, and key points of the following oral antidiabetic drug classes and medications: Thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone) and Alpha Glucose Inhbitors (acarbose). The glycogenolytic agent glucagon.

Key information regarding oral antidiabetic medications. The mode of action, side effects, and patient teaching for the following drug classes and medications: Sulfonylureas (glipizide, glyburide), Meglitinides (repaglinide), Biguanides (metformin).

The onset, peak, and duration of different types of insulin: Rapid-acting: Insulin lispro (Humalog), insulin aspart (Novolog); Short-acting: Regular insulin (Humalin R, Novolin R); Intermediate-acting: NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N); Long-acting: Insulin glargine (Lantus), insulin detemir (Levemir). Key points regarding the administration of insulin, including the prevention of lipohypertrophy, symptoms and treatment of hypoglycemia, and mixing insulins