A Client Who Routinely Takes Steroid Medications to Control Lung

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client who routinely takes steroid medications to control lung disease is being discharged home.Why would the discharge teaching plan emphasize information on practicing good infection control?

• A)Use of steroids decreases oxygen supply to tissues.
• B)Steroids suppress the inflammatory process.
• C)Steroids decrease glucose in the blood.
• D)Steroids cause blood vessel constriction.

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