Which of the following is NOT a side effect of corticosteroids?

Hypertension
Peptic ulcer
Asthma
Osteoporosis


Asthma

Rationale: Corticosteroids do not cause asthma, and are in fact used to treat this condition. All of the other answer choices are side effects of corticosteroids.

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a. learned holding pattern to avoid a hypermobile range of motion. b. self-protective measure to avoid a painful range of motion. c. self-protective measure to avoid an awkward range of motion. d. self-protective measure to avoid a unstable range of motion.

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The right to sign a release-of-records form for a child when the parents are divorced belongs to 

A. the mother. B. the father. C. either the mother or the father. D. the physician.

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Which of the following describes factors of the twenty-first century that influenced the transition to EHR?

A. Increased instant communication B. Demand for immediate availability of information C. Highly mobile society D. All of these

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There is ____ in the overall crude death rate in the United States from the year 1900 until 1996.

A. a definite increase B. a slight decrease C. hardly any change D. a clear decline

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