When a brief ( 3 weeks) prednisone burst is given for an acute asthma exacerbation, it may not always be necessary to taper the prednisone dose as long as the ICS dose is increased correspondingly. This strategy should not be used in patients with asthma who require daily prednisone or frequent bursts of prednisone for asthma control.
by L Higgins 2024tapered versus non-tapered courses of prednisolone (n = 4); and prednisolone versus prednisone in the treatment of asthma exacerbation, and has a similar side
Controversy exists as to whether or not the dose of prednisone should be tapered in patients discharged from the emergency department after initial treatment for an acute exacerbation of asthma.
Asthma, acute exacerbation: After 3 months of glucocorticoid therapy, if improvement (prednisone dose 50% starting dose), continue taper and reassess monthly; if
Controversy exists as to whether or not the dose of prednisone should be tapered in patients discharged from the emergency department after initial treatment for an acute exacerbation of asthma.
In asthma attacks, of COPD exacerbations, we prescribe 30 - 40 mg prednisone for 10 days, and then stop just like that, no tapering, never a
Prednisolone is the most commonly used corticosteroid in treatment of asthma exacerbation. prednisone in pediatric asthma exacerbations
The use of a tapering dose of methylprednisolone for asthma exacerbations: Is it adequate? Intranasal Corticosteroids Are Associated with
When a brief ( 3 weeks) prednisone burst is given for an acute asthma exacerbation, it may not always be necessary to taper the prednisone dose as long as the ICS dose is increased correspondingly. This strategy should not be used in patients with asthma who require daily prednisone or frequent bursts of prednisone for asthma control.
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