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Steroids are not indicated in treatment of ?

A
Hypercalcemia
B
Respiratory distress
C
Intraventricular hemorrage
D
Enterocolitis
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Intraventricular heamorrhage o Coicoids afford symptomatic relief in advanced malignancies by improving appetite and controlling secondary hypercalcaemia. o Coicosteroids benefit aspiration pneumonia and pulmonary edema from drowning (respiratory distress). o Coicoids can be used in the treatment of enterocolitis (ulcerative colitis). o Coicoids can be used in cerebral edema due to tumors and tubercular meningitis. Their value in traumatic and poststroke cerebral edema (including intraventricular hemorrhage) is questionable.

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