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The lecture Glucocorticoids in Pharmacology – Adrenal Insufficiency by Carlo Raj, MD is from the course Adrenal Gland Disorders.
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All are true of glucocorticoids EXCEPT which of the following?
- They fo not cause Cushing's syndrome
- They have better oral availability than cortisol
- They are synthetic derivatives of cortisol
- They have a longer half life than cortisol
- They have less mineralocorticoid activity than cortisol
An Addisonian crisis can occur when which of the following happens?
- Chronic glucocorticoid therapy is stopped abruptly
- Synthetic cortisol is given to patients with adrenal insufficiency
- Cushings's syndrome progresses
- Immune system response to an infection
- A patient on glucocorticoid therapy increases the dose
Author of lecture Glucocorticoids in Pharmacology – Adrenal Insufficiency
Carlo Raj, MD
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