A Parent Asks a Nurse About Growth Suppression Resulting from the Use

A parent asks a nurse about growth suppression resulting from the use of an inhaled glucocorticoid in children. What will the nurse tell the parent?

A) Growth may be slowed, but eventual adult height will not be reduced.
B) The growth rate is not impaired, but overall height will be reduced.
C) The growth rate slows while the drug is used and only resumes when the drug is stopped.
D) Long-term use of the drug results in a decrease in adult height.

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