Week 3, Prednisone Flashcards
Prednisone Pharmacological class is a Corticosteroid.
Prednisone Pharmacological class is a Corticosteroid.
What is the Prednisone Pharmacological class?
Corticosteroid.
When used for inflammation, the duration of therapy for Prednisone is commonly limited to 4 to 10 days.
When used for inflammation, the duration of therapy for Prednisone is commonly limited to 4 to 10 days.
When used for inflammation, what is the duration of therapy for Prednisone?
4 to 10 days
For adverse effects, long-term Prednisone therapy may result in Cushing’s syndrome.
For adverse effects, long-term Prednisone therapy may result in Cushing’s syndrome.
What may long-term therapy cause in a prednisone therapy patient?
Cushing Syndrome
Cushing Syndrome is a disease that causes:
-Hyperglycemia
-Fat redistribution to the shoulders and face
-Muscle weakness
-Bruising
-Bones that easily fracture
Cushing Syndrome is a disease that causes:
-Hyperglycemia
-Fat redistribution to the shoulders and face
-Muscle weakness
-Bruising
-Bones that easily fracture
What are symptoms of Cushing Syndrome?
-Hyperglycemia
-Fat redistribution to the shoulders and face
-Muscle weakness
-Bruising
-Bones that easily fracture
Don’t take Prednisone with Licorice or it can potentiate the effect of corticosteroids.
Don’t take Prednisone with Licorice or it can potentiate the effect of corticosteroids.
Prednisone may inhibit a vaccine response, and antibody response to toxoids.
Prednisone may inhibit a vaccine response, and antibody response to toxoids.
What may Prednisone inhibit?
-Vaccine response
-Antibody response to toxoids
For Contraindications, patients with active viral, bacterial, fungal, or protozoan infections should not take prednisone.
For Contraindications, patients with active viral, bacterial, fungal, or protozoan infections should not take prednisone.
What are the contraindications for Prednisone?
-Active viral infections
-Bacterial infections
-Fungal infections
-Protozoan infections
