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Hydrocortisone, an Uncommon card
Hydrocortisone is the name for the hormone cortisol when supplied as a medication.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Hydrocortisone quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hydrocortisone card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the treatment of choice for ______ insufficiency.
Answer
adrenocortical. It is the treatment of choice for adrenocortical insufficiency. From the Hydrocortisone article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John Carlson. John Carlson 89 · Qanat 84 · Hydrocortisone 81 · Gregory of Nyssa 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is a corticosteroid and works as an anti-inflammatory and by immune suppression.
- Uses include conditions such as adrenocortical insufficiency, adrenogenital syndrome, high blood calcium, thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatitis, asthma, and COPD.
- It is the treatment of choice for adrenocortical insufficiency.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hydrocortisone article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Hydrocortisone
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hydrocortisone (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NEUROtiker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
