Acromegaly - Ocreotide Acetate/Sandostatin

… is used to treat acromegaly?

• Ocreotide Acetate

Trade name for ocreotide acetate is …?

• Sandostatin

Ocreotide acetate is a part of … drug class?

• Hormones

ACTION of OCREOTIDE ACETATE is to suppress … to redeuce their levels?

• Growth hormone

INDICATIONS for OCREOTIDE ACETATE is …?

• Acromegaly

Acromegaly is …?

• Hypersecretion of growth hormone related to a tumor in the anterior pituitary or hypothalamus

SIDE EFFECTS of ACROMEGALY are abnormal patterns of … and … growth?

• Bone

• Connective tissue

CONTRAINDICATIONS for OCREOTIDE ACETATE are … and …?

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Hypertension

NURSING IMPLICATIONS for OCREOTIDE ACETATE is that it mimics …?

• Somastatin

PATIENT EDUCATION for OCREOTIDE ACETATE is that it is used to treat …?

• Acromegaly