TYK153
Glucocorticoids have all of the following side effects except:
a) Hypertension
b) Hypoglycemia
c) Osteoporosis
d) Growth arrest
e) Increased susceptibility to infection
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Answer
Answer b.
Glucocorticoids induce a catabolic state and patients commonly develop hyperglycemia even after a single dose.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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