Glucocorticoids

Glucocorticoid Drugs are also known as

• corticosteroids

• mineralsteroids

Glucocorticoid Drugs are nearly identical endogenous steroids produced by the adrenal cortex

• true

• false

physiologic effects of glucocorticoids are used in..

• Treatment of adrenocortical insufficiency

• Treatment of Cancer

• Immunosupression

• tumor reduction

The Pharmacologic effects of corticosterioids are used......(select all that apply)

• Treatment of inflammatory disorders

• Immune suppression

• Certain cancers

• adreno insufficiency

The difference between the physiologocal and pharmacologic effects of glucocorticoids are....

• physiology=low doses that mimic the bodies natural production

• pharmacologic= high doses used to suppress immune system

• pharmacologic= low doses used to suppress immune system

• physiology=high doses that mimic the bodies natural production

Glucocorticoid Physiology(low doses) has which effects?(select all that apply)

• Metabolic effects

• Cardiovascular effects

• Effects during stress

• Effects on water and electrolytes

• Respiratory system in neonates

lypolysis, redistribution, elevation of blood glucose, and suppressed protien synthesis are exampels of

• glucocorticoid Metabolic effects

• glucocorticoid cardiovascular effects

• glucocorticoid respiratory effects

• glucocorticoid electrolyte and water balance effects

• glucocorticoid stress effects

decreased Bp and increaed heart rate are examples of...

• glucocorticoid stress

• glucocorticoid metabolic effects

• glucocorticoid cardiovascular effects

glucocorticoids increase blood glucose and maintain BP

• True

• false

glucocorticoid physiologic effects may include (choose all that apply)

• retention of Na+

• excretion of K+

• retention of H2O

• release of ADH