A single dose of dexamethasone was probably as good as a course of prednisone for kids in the ED with asthma exacerbations.
Asthma Exacerbation Prednisone Dosage. For the treatment of moderate to severe asthma exacerbations, the recommended dose of prednisone is 40 to 80 mg per day orally in 1 or 2 divided doses until peak expiratory flow reaches 70% of predicted.
A single dose of dexamethasone was probably as good as a course of prednisone for kids in the ED with asthma exacerbations.
Prednisone dosing should be individualised and in line with prednisone for an infective exacerbation of asthma.1 The patient
by C Direkwattanachai Cited by 13corticosteroids in the treatment of asthmatic exacerbation, it dose inhaled fluticasone versus oral prednisone in asthma exacerbations. Eur
prednisone, including detailed instructions for dose tapering if required. prednisone for an infective exacerbation of asthma.1 The patient
Doctors often prescribe prednisone for acute asthma exacerbations. This is the type of asthma attack where a person cannot breathe well or at all. April 27). Prednisone dose for asthma
by T McKeever 2024 Cited by 158corticosteroids for exacerbations of chronic asthma in Bioequivalent doses of budesonide and prednisone in moderate and severe asthma.
A single dose of dexamethasone was probably as good as a course of prednisone for kids in the ED with asthma exacerbations.
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