A single dose of oral dexamethasone 12mg may be a reasonable alternative to a 5-day course of prednisone 60mg for adults with asthma exacerbations.
A single dose of 12-mg dexamethasone by mouth seems a reasonable alternative to a 5-day course of prednisone for adults with acute asthma exacerbations.
A single dose of oral dexamethasone 12mg may be a reasonable alternative to a 5-day course of prednisone 60mg for adults with asthma exacerbations.
by L Higgins 2024non-inferiority trial that aimed to compare a single dose of dexamethasone to a pulsed dose of prednisone for adults with acute asthma exacerbations.2 Three
Prednisone Dosage. Medically Use: For the treatment of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. Usual Adult Dose for Asthma - Acute.
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asthma, acutely worsening asthma, and a severe asthma exacerbation, prednisone, we have listed dose increases that achieve the ceiling dose but may.
A single dose of 12-mg dexamethasone by mouth seems a reasonable alternative to a 5-day course of prednisone for adults with acute asthma exacerbations.
Prednisone/Prednisolone in children hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation. Dosing: see APPENDIX 3: Asthma Medications; NOTE: it is not
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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