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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 10
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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