A patient on long-term treatment with corticosteroids is experiencing weight gain and a rounding of the face shape, called moon facies. A nurse identifies that this is due to the corticosteroids' effect on the patient's
1. Absorption.
2. Appetite.
3. Metabolism.
4. Excretion.
ANS: 3
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