What is the rationale for administering glucocorticoid therapy as an adjunct to chemotherapeutic agents?
a. Assists with pain control
b. Raises blood sugar to meet the increased metabolic needs
c. Produces immunosuppression effects
d. Reduces mucositis
ANS: C
Glucocorticoids have an anti-inflammatory and antiallergenic action. Suppression of inflammation resulting from cancer enhances the effectiveness of the chemotherapeutic agents. Glucocorticoids do not have an analgesic effect. Glucocorticoids increase blood glucose, but it is an adverse effect, not a primary effect. Glucocorticoids do not reduce mucositis.
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