The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the use of glucocorticoids and the resultant physiologic effects. Which statement by one of the students best demonstrates understanding of these effects?
a. "Glucocorticoids inhibit the metabolism of fatty acids for fuel."
b. "Glucocorticoids block the synthesis of glucose from amino acids."
c. "Glucocorticoids promote the storage of glucose in the form of glycogen."
d. "Glucocorticoids increase cellular sensitivity to insulin."
ANS: C
Glucocorticoids promote the storage of glucose in the form of glycogen.
The most consistent effect of glucocorticoids on fat metabolism is not inhibition but stimulation of lipolysis (fat breakdown).
Glucocorticoids promote rather than block the synthesis of glucose from amino acids.
Glucocorticoids do not increase cellular sensitivity to insulin. Other drugs, such as the sulfonylureas, increase cellular sensitivity to insulin.
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