In asthma attacks, of COPD exacerbations, we prescribe 30 - 40 mg prednisone for 10 days, and then stop just like that, no tapering, never a
When a brief ( 3 weeks) prednisone burst is given for an acute asthma exacerbation, it may not always be necessary to taper the prednisone dose as long as the ICS dose is increased correspondingly. This strategy should not be used in patients with asthma who require daily prednisone or frequent bursts of prednisone for asthma control.
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If more than 10 days is necessary, consider a taper o Methylprednisolone sodium dexamethasone versus prednisone in pediatric acute asthma exacerbation.
Asthma, acute exacerbation: After 3 months of glucocorticoid therapy, if improvement (prednisone dose 50% starting dose), continue taper and reassess monthly; if
by L Higgins 2024tapered versus non-tapered courses of prednisolone (n = 4); and prednisolone versus prednisone in the treatment of asthma exacerbation, and has a similar side
Randomized trial of dexamethasone versus prednisone for children with acute asthma exacerbations. Expert consensus on the tapering of oral
When a brief ( 3 weeks) prednisone burst is given for an acute asthma exacerbation, it may not always be necessary to taper the prednisone dose as long as the ICS dose is increased correspondingly. This strategy should not be used in patients with asthma who require daily prednisone or frequent bursts of prednisone for asthma control.
by KE MILLER 2024Corticosteroids have been shown to successfully manage acute exacerbations. tapering course in the treatment of asthma exacerbation. This
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This isn’t the only story pushing the idea that asthma = death by Covid. It just didn’t happen over the last 4 years. Covid killed the elderly with multiple comorbidities. It didn’t kill younger, otherwise healthy asthmatics.
As for the fictional disease in this shared world you’re writing in, sure, it can be as lethal as you want, but when writing about IRL viruses, it’s better if you’re accurate!
ZK