Which class includes medications that reduce inflammation and may cause increased blood sugar and easy bruising?

Which class includes medications that reduce inflammation and may cause increased blood sugar and easy bruising?

• A. Anti-inflammatory
• B. Antidiabetic
• C. Antidepressants
• D. Anticoagulant

Answer: (B)

Medications that reduce inflammation and may cause increased blood sugar and easy bruising are corticosteroids, a class of anti-inflammatory drugs. They dampen inflammatory signals throughout the body, which makes them effective for inflammatory conditions. However, when used systemically for a while, they can raise blood glucose by promoting glucose production and reducing insulin sensitivity, and they can thin the skin and weaken blood vessels, leading to easier bruising. That combination of reducing inflammation with these metabolic and connective-tissue side effects fits the anti-inflammatory class best. Antidiabetic drugs manage blood sugar and don’t reduce inflammation, and antidepressants or anticoagulants don’t align with both the inflammation-reducing action and the specific bruising and glucose effects described.

Medications that reduce inflammation and may cause increased blood sugar and easy bruising are corticosteroids, a class of anti-inflammatory drugs. They dampen inflammatory signals throughout the body, which makes them effective for inflammatory conditions. However, when used systemically for a while, they can raise blood glucose by promoting glucose production and reducing insulin sensitivity, and they can thin the skin and weaken blood vessels, leading to easier bruising. That combination of reducing inflammation with these metabolic and connective-tissue side effects fits the anti-inflammatory class best. Antidiabetic drugs manage blood sugar and don’t reduce inflammation, and antidepressants or anticoagulants don’t align with both the inflammation-reducing action and the specific bruising and glucose effects described.