Reported side effects of corticosteroids include: Hydroelectrolytic disorders: sodium retention, potassium loss, hypokalemic alkalosis, fluid retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, hypertension Musculoskeletal: muscle weakness, myopathy, loss of muscle mass, aggravation of myasthenic symptoms in myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur and humerus, pathologic fracture of long bones, tendon rupture Dermatological: impaired wound healing, atrophy and thinning of the skin, fragile skin, petechiae and ecchymoses, facial erythema, increased sweating, suppression of reactions to skin tests, allergic dermatitis, urticaria, and angioedema
While flow cytometry and bone marrow biopsy were considered necessary to definitively rule out these conditions, further non-invasive workups were conducted first to narrow down the diagnosis and confirm the underlying etiology while patients received Pantoprazole, fluid, and two units of packed RBCs
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For areas with substantial fat like the abdomen in most adults, insert at 90 degrees straight down
