You wouldn't think IV dexamethasone would be a good idea for a patient hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
August 2011
You wouldn't think IV dexamethasone would be a good idea for a patient hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
It might be...but don't change your practice yet.
Some experts think that inflammation is the primary reason patients die from community-acquired pneumonia. They theorize that reducing inflammation with a steroid will improve outcomes.
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