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- | For many physicians, | + | For many physicians, corticosteroids, |
Research shows that any kind of short-term symptomatic improvement from corticosteroid use does not last, and that over the longer term, use of the drugs can have adverse consequences, | Research shows that any kind of short-term symptomatic improvement from corticosteroid use does not last, and that over the longer term, use of the drugs can have adverse consequences, | ||
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Table 3 in the paper shows how, for the majority of patients, markers of the disease process remained unchanged. | Table 3 in the paper shows how, for the majority of patients, markers of the disease process remained unchanged. | ||
- | ^ ^FVC ^FEV1 ^ CXR ^Dyspnea^^^ | + | ^FVC ^FEV1 ^ CXR ^Dyspnea^ |
|Improved | |Improved | ||
|Unchanged |57.7% (124) |56.7% (122) | |Unchanged |57.7% (124) |56.7% (122) | ||
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- | ^System or function ^ Side effect^^ | + | ^System or function ^ Side effect^ |
|brain | |brain | ||
- | |bone | + | |bone |
- | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pubmed> | + | |endocrine |suppression of adrenal response(({{pubmed> |
- | |eyes |cataracts(({{pubmed> | + | |eyes |cataracts(({{pubmed> |
|gastrointestinal |gastrointestinal hemorrhage(({{pubmed> | |gastrointestinal |gastrointestinal hemorrhage(({{pubmed> | ||
- | |muscle | + | |muscle |
|psychological |dementia(({{pubmed> | |psychological |dementia(({{pubmed> | ||
|sexual, female |menstruation disturbance(({{pubmed> | |sexual, female |menstruation disturbance(({{pubmed> | ||
- | |sexual, male |decrease testosterone(({{pubmed> | + | |sexual, male |decrease testosterone(({{pubmed> |
- | |skin |skin atrophy(({{pubmed> | + | |skin |skin atrophy(({{pubmed> |