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Showing posts with label Steroids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steroids. Show all posts
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Risk of hyperglycemia from glucocorticoids

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A 65 year old patient with COPD sees his primary care provider for worsening shortness of breath over the past week.  His current medicati...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Converting systemic corticosteroids

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Let’s start with a patient case.   A patient is being treated with methylprednisolone 20 mg IV q6 hours for some inflammatory process and...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Update on steroid recommendations for COPD exacerbations

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Let’s start with a patient case.   An elderly patient is admitted through the emergency department with markedly worsening dyspnea and pu...
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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Use of dexamethasone for vasogenic edema

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Vasogenic edema is a result of a disruption of the blood brain barrier that is frequently related to tumors.   The edema can lead to increa...
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