A patient with severe shoulder pain resulting from inflammation is not responding to treatment with naproxen. You elect to begin a course of treatment with oral dexamethasone. What is the basis that the glucocorticoid will be more effective as an anti-inflammatory agent?

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A patient with severe shoulder pain resulting from inflammation is not responding to treatment with naproxen. You elect to begin a course of treatment with oral dexamethasone. What is the basis that the glucocorticoid will be more effective as an anti-inflammatory agent?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A 58 year-old postmenopausal woman has low bone mineral density. Chronic use of which of the following medications is most likely to have contributed to this woman's osteoporosis?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Prednisone (choice C), a glucocorticoid, contributes to osteoporosis by inhibiting osteoblasts and increasing resorption, a common chronic use effect. Lovastatin (choice A), Metformin (choice B), and Propranolol (choice D) don't significantly affect bone density. Prednisone's impact is well-documented.

Question 3 of 5

Regarding inhalational anaesthetics, which statement is true?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Regarding drugs used in Parkinson's disease, which statement is true?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Which statement about nitrous oxide is true?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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