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A 50-year-old male is admitted to the emergency room after a motorcycle crash. He was not wearing a helmet and has a head injury. He is unconscious with one eye dilated and one constricted. He has a widened pulse pressure.
 
  What corticosteroid will be administered parenterally?
  A) Cortisone
  B) Prednisone
  C) Dexamethasone (Decadron)
  D) Fluticasone (Flonase)

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A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. What will the patient develop if the condition is left untreated?
 
  A) Mental retardation
  B) Renal dysfunction
  C) An immune disorder
  D) Paralytic ileus


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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