Help Ensure Asthma Patients in the ED Have the Right Exacerbation Meds On Hand
March 2017
New evidence will raise questions about which corticosteroid to use for asthma exacerbations in adults.
Over 2 million ED visits per year are due to asthma...and most of these patients get systemic corticosteroids for exacerbations.
A dose of dexamethasone is sometimes used in the ED instead of 5 days of prednisone for asthma attacks in KIDS. Now you'll hear that one dose of oral dexamethasone 12 mg might work as well as 5 days of prednisone for mild to moderate asthma exacerbations in ADULTS.
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