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#129 Steroids: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Steroids and Infection Risk

Even short bursts of steroids can increase your risk of pretty significant side effects. Any dose for any duration is probably somewhat immune-suppressive, just like all the other risks of steroids. The lower the better, but there's no safe dose essentially from an infection standpoint. Hashtag steroids stewardship is a hashtag I have tried to insert into Twitter, into my Twitter verse that I hope we can. Do it.

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