A Patient Has Been on Daily,high-Dose Glucocorticoid Therapy for the Treatment

A patient has been on daily,high-dose glucocorticoid therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.His prescription runs out before his next appointment with his physician.Because he is asymptomatic,he thinks it is all right to withhold the medication for 3 days.What is likely to happen to this patient?

A) He will go into adrenal crisis.
B) He will go into thyroid storm.
C) His autoimmune disease will go into remission.
D) Nothing; it is appropriate to stop the medication for 3 days.

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