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Using Adverse Effects and Pharmacological Effects,determine the Information You Will

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Using adverse effects and pharmacological effects,determine the information you will need to educate a patient who is starting treatment on steroids.


A) Single steroid doses should be taken before 9 a.m. to allow distribution of drug to mimic diurnal levels without suppressing available adrenocortical activity.
B) Patients receiving high-dose or long-term therapy should not discontinue steroids without supervision of the prescribing physician to avoid precipitating symptoms of withdrawal.
C) Diabetics may have an increased blood glucose concentration requiring dose adjustment in insulin or oral antidiabetic drugs.
D) All of these are correct.

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