Question

corticosteroids may be used to treat _______.

a) hyperthyroidism

b) myxedema

c) inflammation associated with status asthmaticus

d) cretinism

question 14 (2.5 points)
_____ is characterized by a shuffling gait, tremors, pill - rolling, and muscular rigidity

a) parkinson’s disease

b) cerebral palsy

c) epilepsy

Explanation:

First Question (Corticosteroids treatment):

• Option a: Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid, treated with antithyroid drugs, not corticosteroids.
• Option b: Myxedema is severe hypothyroidism, treated with thyroid hormone replacement, not corticosteroids.
• Option c: Status asthmaticus involves severe inflammation; corticosteroids reduce inflammation, so this is correct.
• Option d: Cretinism is congenital hypothyroidism, treated with thyroid hormone, not corticosteroids.

• Option a: Parkinson’s disease has symptoms like shuffling gait, tremors (including pill - rolling), and muscular rigidity due to dopamine deficiency.
• Option b: Cerebral palsy affects movement but has different symptoms (spasticity, developmental delays), not the specific ones here.
• Option c: Epilepsy is seizures, not these motor symptoms.

Answer:

c) inflammation associated with status asthmaticus

Second Question (Disease with shuffling gait, tremors, etc.):