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PulmCrit: Myth-busting pulse dose steroid for non-CNS indications

Pulse-dose methylprednisolone is common across many medical fields (defined here as giving ≧500 mg methylprednisolone daily for ≧3 days). However, providing such a high dose of steroids may increase the risk of steroid-related complications (especially invasive fungal infections).

PulmCrit: Myth-busting pulse dose steroid for non-CNS indications

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Pulse-dose methylprednisolone is common across many medical fields (defined here as giving ≧500 mg methylprednisolone daily for ≧3 days).

However, providing such a high dose of steroids may increase the risk of steroid-related complications (especially invasive fungal infections).

I searched the medical literature for RCTs meeting the following […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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Pulse-dose methylprednisolone is common across many medical fields (defined here as giving ≧500 mg methylprednisolone daily for ≧3 days). However, providing such a high dose of steroids may increase the risk of steroid-related complications (especially invasive fungal infections). I searched the medical literature for RCTs meeting the following […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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