Exam 51: Glucocorticoids

A 7-year-old patient who has severe asthma takes oral prednisone daily.At a well-child examination,the primary care NP notes a decrease in the child's linear growth rate.The NP should consult the child's asthma specialist about:

A patient has been taking oral prednisone 60 mg daily for 3 days for an asthma exacerbation,which has resolved.The patient reports having gastrointestinal (GI)upset.The primary care nurse practitioner (NP)should:

A patient is being tapered from long-term therapy with prednisolone and reports weight loss and fatigue.The primary care NP should counsel this patient to:

A patient will require a long course of steroids to treat a chronic inflammatory condition.The primary care NP expects the specialist to order:

A patient with ulcerative colitis takes 30 mg of methylprednisolone (Medrol)daily.The primary care NP sees this patient for bronchitis and orders azithromycin (Zithromax).The NP should:

A 70-year-old patient with COPD who is new to the clinic reports taking 10 mg of prednisone daily for several years.The primary care NP should:

A primary care NP prescribes an oral steroid to a patient and provides teaching about the medication.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?