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Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Michael Adams , Carol Urban

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133923612
book Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Michael Adams , Carol Urban cover

Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Michael Adams , Carol Urban

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133923612
Exercise 2
Rita Manson presents to the emergency department with vomiting, severe abdominal and back pain, and jaundice. Her jaundice is recent but the pain and vomiting have continued for a couple of months. Her diagnostic work-up reveals advanced pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the spine.
As part ofthe patient's pain management, dexamethasone (Decadron) 5mg IV is prescribed every 6 hours for 2 days. Explain the use of corticosteroids in pain management.
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