Endocrine drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Endocrine drugs

Sample item

Which adverse effect is important with long-term systemic glucocorticoids?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Adrenal suppression

Long-term glucocorticoids suppress hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and can cause infection risk, osteoporosis, hyperglycaemia, and need for tapering.

Option by option

  • A. Permanent insulin absence

    Insulin deficiency is not caused directly.

  • B. Immediate retinal repair

    Retinal repair is unrelated.

  • C. Reduced infection risk

    Steroids increase infection risk.

  • D. Adrenal suppression (correct)

    Correct: HPA suppression can cause adrenal crisis if stopped abruptly.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is D, Adrenal suppression. Long-term glucocorticoids suppress hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and can cause infection risk, osteoporosis, hyperglycaemia, and need for tapering.

Why is "Permanent insulin absence" not the answer?

Insulin deficiency is not caused directly.

Why is "Immediate retinal repair" not the answer?

Retinal repair is unrelated.

Why is "Reduced infection risk" not the answer?

Steroids increase infection risk.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Endocrine drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: HPA suppression can cause adrenal crisis if stopped abruptly.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Endocrine drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.