Multiple Choice
From a physical therapy perspective,the most important adverse effect seen in patients taking systemic glucocorticoid (anti-inflammatory steroid) drugs is
A) hypertension
B) aggravation of diabetes mellitus
C) aggravation of stomach ulcers
D) increased chance of infection
E) tissue catabolism (breakdown)
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Q1: Glucocorticoids exert their anti-inflammatory effects by<br>A) increasing
Q3: Prolonged,systemic administration of glucocorticoids can produce<br>A) osteoporosis<br>B)
Q4: Mineralocorticoid antagonists such as spironolactone and eplerenone
Q5: In general,steroids alter protein synthesis in responsive
Q6: Glucocorticoids should be withdrawn slowly after several
Q7: Replacement doses of glucocorticoids (e.g.cortisol)and mineralocortoids (e.g.aldosterone)are
Q8: Cortisol and other glucocorticoids exert a paradoxical
Q9: In humans,the primary mineralocorticoid produced by the
Q10: Mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone act on the
Q11: Glucocorticoids are released from the adrenal cortex<br>A)