| A | B |
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| Thyroid Replacement Hormone - Drug Names | Thyroxine, Synthroid |
| Thyroid Replacement Hormone - Action | Controls Metabolism |
| Thyroid Replacement Hormone - Side Effects | Increased BP, Increased Pulse, Nervousness, Insomnia (Go Getter Gertrude) |
| Thyroid Replacement Hormone - Nursing Implications | Give early in the day, Monitor blood levels |
| Anti-thyroid - Drug Names | Tapazole, PTU |
| Anti-thyroid - Action | Inhibits production of T3 & T4 |
| Anti-thyroid - Side Effects | Sluggish, Decreased BP, Bradycardia (Morbid Matilda) |
| Parathyroid Replacement Hormone - Drug Names | Parathormone |
| Parathyroid Hormone Replacement - Action | Increases calcium in the BLOOD |
| Parathyroid Hormone Replacement - Side Effects | Bone demineralization, Renal Calculi |
| Parathyroid Hormone Replacement - Nursing Implications | Increase activity (pushes Ca into bone), Push fluids (flushes stones), Low Ca diet |
| Hormone Replacement - Calcitonin - Action | Decreases BLOOD Ca levels |
| Hormone Replacement - Calcitonin - Side Effects | TETANY (muscle cramping/twitching; seizure) |
| High Dose Iodine - Lugol's Solution --Action | Decreases vascularity of thyroid = unable to make thyroid hormone |
| High Dose Iodine - Lugol's Solution -- Nursing Implications | Give well diluted (60 ml chocolate milk); Give through a straw |
| High Dose Iodine - Lugol's Solution -- Side effects | GI upset, metalic taste, allergic reaction |
