A 70-year-old female client with chronic asthma is prescribed steroid therapy. Which of the following possible side effects of long-term therapy should the nurse discuss with the client and family?
A) Decreased appetite
B) Weight loss
C) Thrombophlebitis
D) Hypotension
C
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Before starting any steroid therapy, the client and family should be educated about the side effects of steroid therapy and the importance of proper administration of prescribed medications. The nurse should educate the client and family that thrombophlebitis is a possible serious side effect of prolonged steroid therapy. Hypertension, subsequent weight gain, and increased appetite, and not hypotension, weight loss, or decreased appetite, may result from prolonged steroid therapy.
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