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Suppose you receive an injection of cortisone, a glucocorticoid, in an inflamed joint
Chapter 45, Problem 3(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Suppose you receive an injection of cortisone, a glucocorticoid, in an inflamed joint. What aspect of glucocorticoid activity would you be exploiting? If a glucocorticoid pill were also effective at treating the inflammation, why would it still be preferable to introduce the drug locally? F
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QUESTION:
Suppose you receive an injection of cortisone, a glucocorticoid, in an inflamed joint. What aspect of glucocorticoid activity would you be exploiting? If a glucocorticoid pill were also effective at treating the inflammation, why would it still be preferable to introduce the drug locally? F
ANSWER:The most important aspect of glucocorticoid activity that would be exploited in this case is anti-inflammatory action. Cortisone injections are typical