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 long-term adverse effect is associated with systemic corticosteroids?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Osteoporosis

Prolonged systemic corticosteroids can reduce bone formation and increase resorption, contributing to osteoporosis, fracture risk, infection, and metabolic adverse effects.

Option by option

  • A. Osteoporosis (correct)

    Correct: long-term corticosteroids can cause osteoporosis.

  • B. Improved wound healing

    Corticosteroids can impair rather than improve wound healing.

  • C. Hearing restoration

    Corticosteroids do not restore hearing.

  • D. Permanent miosis

    Miosis is not a classic steroid adverse effect.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is A, Osteoporosis. Prolonged systemic corticosteroids can reduce bone formation and increase resorption, contributing to osteoporosis, fracture risk, infection, and metabolic adverse effects.

Why is "Improved wound healing" not the answer?

Corticosteroids can impair rather than improve wound healing.

Why is "Hearing restoration" not the answer?

Corticosteroids do not restore hearing.

Why is "Permanent miosis" not the answer?

Miosis is not a classic steroid adverse effect.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Endocrine drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: long-term corticosteroids can cause osteoporosis.

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.