Systemic Steroids & Autoimmune Conditions: pharmacology practice questions
Systemic Steroids & Autoimmune Conditions is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 38 exam-style Systemic Steroids & Autoimmune Conditions questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.
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Sample questions
- 1Prednisone
- 2Dexamethasone
- 3Hydrocortisone
- 4Fludrocortisone
- 5Cortisone
CF, a patient with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, has been taking prednisone 20 mg PO daily for 6 months. Which of the following are side effects that can occur from her prednisone therapy? (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Impaired wound healing
- 2Weight gain
- 3Osteoporosis
- 4Hyperglycemia
- 5A buffalo hump
KB has rheumatoid arthritis and has been using prednisone 10 mg PO daily for two years. She believes it may be possible to stop the prednisone as she is having a good response to methotrexate. Choose the correct statement concerning her prednisone:
- 1She should remain on the prednisone indefinitely.
- 2She will require a slow taper in order to discontinue the prednisone.
- 3She is on a low dose and does not need a taper.
- 4She is not at risk for significant side effects since she is on a low dose.
- 5The prednisone should be continued to counteract some of the immunosuppressive effects of methotrexate.
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