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[[image:moonbuffalo.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Two side-effects not in the CUSHINGOID mnemonic are '''moonface''' and '''buffalo hump''' demonstrated by this Moonfacebuffalo.]]
[[image:moonbuffalo.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Two side-effects not in the CUSHINGOID mnemonic are '''moonface''' and '''buffalo hump''' demonstrated by this Moonfacebuffalo, who answers to the name "Saema Chowdhury".]]
===Side Effects===
===Side Effects===
They like asking this one in exams. This is a good mnemonic - '''CUSHINGOID'''
They like asking this one in exams. This is a good mnemonic - '''CUSHINGOID'''

Revision as of 11:46, 16 December 2009

Two side-effects not in the CUSHINGOID mnemonic are moonface and buffalo hump demonstrated by this Moonfacebuffalo, who answers to the name "Saema Chowdhury".

Side Effects

They like asking this one in exams. This is a good mnemonic - CUSHINGOID

  • Cataracts
  • Ulcers
  • Skin: striae, thinning, bruising
  • Hypertension/ Hirsutism/ Hyperglycemia
  • Infections
  • Necrosis, avascular necrosis of the femoral head
  • Glycosuria
  • Osteoporosis, obesity
  • Immunosuppression
  • Diabetes

And don't forget MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONFACE!