Assignment Task:
A 45-year-old woman presents to her rheumatology clinic with a severe flare of her rheumatoid arthritis. Her physician administers high-dose pulse intravenous methylprednisolone therapy for relief of her acute symptoms. Four days after her therapy, she begins to feel persistently deprssed and has little interest in watching her favorite television shows. Her family members note she is withdrawn and becomes irritable when they ask how she is doing. She is subsequently diagnosed with a medication-induced depressive disorder. Which of the following is the general mechanism of action of the causative medication? Need Online Tutoring? Increased capillary permeability Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase Stimulation of cyclooxygenase-2 synthesis Suppression of neutrophil migration