A Patient Is Being Tapered from Long-Term Therapy with Prednisolone

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) consume foods high in vitamin D and calcium.
B) begin taking dexamethasone because it has longer effects.
C) expect these side effects to occur as the medication is tapered.
D) increase the dose of prednisolone to the most recent amount taken.

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