Corticosteriods cause what adverse effects?
a. Hypoglycemia
b. mask signs and symptoms of infection
c. Cushing syndrome when abruptly stopped (moon shaped face, weight gain, buffallo hump)
d. Adrenal Insufficiency with excessive use
Ans: b. mask signs and symptoms of infection
( Hyperglycemia in 300s, Cushing syndrome (moon shaped face, weight gain, buffalo hump) with excessive use, and Adrenal Insufficiency when abruptly stopped )
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