Adrenocorticosteroids — MCQs

Escape phenomenon in mineralocorticoid excess occurs due to:

Which of the following has the least glucocorticoid activity?

What is the primary mechanism by which steroids exert their anti-inflammatory action?

Which of the following is the drug of choice for Addison's disease?

A patient on long-term high-dose steroid therapy (prednisolone 20 mg/day for 6 months) is scheduled for major abdominal surgery. What is the most essential perioperative requirement?

A 42-year old man with history of alcohol dependency presents with progressive abdominal distension. Abdominal examination reveals a shifting dullness. Which one of the following is the most appropriate drug to relieve this abdominal distension?

Which of the following potassium-sparing diuretics was the first to be shown to reduce cardiac mortality in chronic heart failure patients?

Which of the following steroids possesses maximum glucocorticoid activity?

Preferred first-line drug for infantile spasms is –

The Drug of choice for a pregnant woman in 2nd trimester with pustular psoriasis is: