nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed synthetic corticosteroids to relieve inflammation during treatment of persistent asthma. Which of the following statements is TRUE about corticosteroid therapy?
a. Inhaled corticosteroids have less systemic side effects than oral or injectable administration.
b. Inhaled corticosteroids have no systemic side effects.
c. Inhaled corticosteroids have an equal risk of systemic side effects as oral or injectable administration.
d. Inhaled corticosteroids have more systemic side effects than oral or injectable administration.
a. Inhaled corticosteroids have less systemic side effects than oral or injectable administration.
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a. Inhaled corticosteroids have less systemic side effects than oral or injectable administration.
b. This is not true. .
c. This is not true. .
d. This is not true. .
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