Stop the steroid bomb! If you are giving 125 mg IV methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) to your asthma or COPD exacerbation patients, that may be too much.

References:

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2020 report. https://goldcopd.org (Accessed on August 14, 2020)

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. www.ginasthma.org (Accessed on August 14, 2020).

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Episode 19- Public service announcement: stop the steroid bomb!

ER-Rx: An ER + ICU Podcast

Episode 19- Public service announcement: stop the steroid bomb!