A Client with an Exacerbation of COPD Is Receiving Steroid

question 10

Multiple Choice

A client with an exacerbation of COPD is receiving steroid therapy in tapering doses.The nurse recognizes that this approach is medically appropriate because it applies what principle of up-regulation?

• A)Up-regulation decreases the sensitivity of the cell-wall hormone receptors.
• B)Up-regulation decreases the number of receptors on the cell-wall surface.
• C)Up-regulation requires time for regrowth of cell-wall hormone receptors.
• D)Up-regulation changes the configuration of cell-wall hormone receptors to allow them to bind better.

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