Clinical Conversations

Podcast 92: Corticosteroids in COPD exacerbations — high-dose intravenous or low-dose oral?

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A JAMA paper suggests that in all but the most severe exacerbations of COPD, it’s best to start off with low-dose oral corticosteroids rather than the higher-dose intravenous treatment that, contrary to guideline recommendations, almost everyone now gets. Our conversation this week is with the study’s first author, Dr. Peter Lindenauer.

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Interview-related links:

  • COPD guidelines from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
  • JAMA article abstract

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    • Diabetes, its treatments, and cancer risks
    • FDA announces review of olmesartan
    • FDA’s MedWatch reporting site

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