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Mr. Roy has been diagnosed with bronchial asthma and is being treated with corticosteroids. What are the anticipated side effects?

Mr. Roy has been diagnosed with bronchial asthma and is being treated with corticosteroids. What are the anticipated side effects? Correct Answer Osteoporosis, Obesity, Immunosuppression

Concept:-

  • Bronchial asthma:  it is a chronic inflammatory condition of the respiratory tract with hyper-responsiveness to certain irritants.
  • Patients with asthma experience symptoms free periods alternating with an exacerbation that lasts from minutes to hours or days.
  • Asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood can occur at any age.

Causes of bronchial asthma:

  • Insufficient bronchodilator
  • Long-term defect of the basic treatment.
  • Viral respiratory infections.
  • Changes of weather
  • Stress
  • Long time exposure to triggers.

Explanation:-

  • Corticosteroids in bronchial asthma:  inhaled corticosteroids suppress airway inflammation, which is responsible for asthma-associated changes of the airway vasculature.

A side effect of corticosteroids:

  • Osteoporosis
  • Dysphonia
  • Obesity
  • Immunosuppression
  • Reflex cough
  • Reduced bone mineral density
  • Skin thinning 

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