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Corticosteroids Improve Outcomes in Community- Acquired Pneumonia
Clinical question: Are adjunctive corticosteroids beneficial for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? Background:...
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Steroids Beneficial as Adjunctive Treatment for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clinical question: Should steroids be used as adjunctive therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? Bottom line: Moderate-quality to...
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Oral Steroids Not Inferior to Intravenous Steroids in Multiple Sclerosis Relapses
Clinical question: Is there any difference between oral and intravenous methylprednisolone for multiple sclerosis relapses? Background: When...
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Corticosteroids Show Benefit in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clinical question: Does corticosteroid treatment shorten systemic illness in patients admitted to the hospital for community-acquired pneumonia (...
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Corticosteroids Show Benefit in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Joshua LaBrin, MD, SFHM, Kencee Graves, MD, Karli Edholm, MD, Devin Horton, MD, and Katie Lappe, MD; Division of General Internal Medicine,...
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Steroids May Benefit Patients With Severe CAP and High CRP Levels
Clinical question: Do steroids improve outcomes in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and a high inflammatory response? Bottom...
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LISTEN NOW: Jeffrey Greenwald, MD provides tips on treating endocrine disorders
Jeffrey Greenwald, MD, a hospitalist at Massacusetts General Hospital with 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, discusses his view of the...
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Nine Things Hospitalists Need to Know about Treating Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes is as prevalent in hospitals today as lab coats and heart monitors. More than 8% of the population—almost 26 million people—and nearly 27...
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Decrease Inflammation in Moderate to Severe COPD
Clinical question: Does long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy, with and without long-acting beta-agonists, decrease airway inflammation and...
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Risk of Serious Pneumonia in Patients with COPD
Risk is higher with fluticasone, lower with budesonide