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Which medication a patient is taking could help with stress management during a dental procedure (stress response)?
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Correct answer: A. Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids relate to the body's stress (cortisol) response.
- A. Correct. Patients on/with corticosteroids have support for the physiologic stress response; steroids modulate the stress/inflammatory response.
- B. An immunosuppressant; not used for procedural stress response.
- C. A PPI for acid suppression — unrelated to stress response.
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