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

What is a common long-term adverse effect of systemic corticosteroids?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Osteoporosis

The key Endocrine drugs principle identifies Osteoporosis as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Option by option

  • A. Improved wound healing

    Improved wound healing does not fit the stated endocrine drugs relationship.

  • B. Hearing restoration

    Hearing restoration is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

  • C. Permanent miosis

    Permanent miosis may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

  • D. Osteoporosis (correct)

    Correct. Osteoporosis matches the decisive principle in this item.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is D, Osteoporosis. The key Endocrine drugs principle identifies Osteoporosis as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Why is "Improved wound healing" not the answer?

Improved wound healing does not fit the stated endocrine drugs relationship.

Why is "Hearing restoration" not the answer?

Hearing restoration is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

Why is "Permanent miosis" not the answer?

Permanent miosis may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Endocrine drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct. Osteoporosis matches the decisive principle in this item.

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.