Solu-Medrol 33407

Question 0

Solu-Medrol - Actions (3)

Answer 0

• anti-inflammatory by stabilizing mast cell/lysommal membranes and decrease capillary permeability
• relieves edema of spinal cord tissue
• potentiates vascular smooth muscle relaxation by B2 agonists

Question 1

Solu-Medrol - Class (3)

Answer 1

• Steroid
• glucocorticoid
• anti-inflammatory

Question 2

Solu-Medrol - Indications (4)

Answer 2

• Spinal cord trauma
• status asthmatic
• exacerbations of COPD
• anaphylaxis

Question 3

Solu-Medrol - Side effects (7)

Answer 3

• HTN
• Na/H2O retention
• prolonged wound healing
• suppression of adrenocortical steroid production
• gastric ulcer/GI bleed
• thin skin
• reactivation of TB