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Stress-Dose Steroids

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Patients are treated with glucocorticoids for a multitude of conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), organ transplantation, autoimmune diseases, and other inflammatory conditions. This chapter addresses supplemental steroid dosing (commonly called “stress-dose steroids”) for patients with tertiary (iatrogenic) adrenal insufficiency as a result of glucocorticoid use. Note that all patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease) or ACTH deficiency (i.e., pituitary surgery) require stress-dose steroids [1].

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Kara J. Mitchell MD

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Roosevelt Way NE 4525, Seattle, 98105, Washington, USA

    Christopher J. Wong

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, NE Pacific Street 1959, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

    Nason P. Hamlin

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Mitchell, K.J. (2013). Stress-Dose Steroids. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_22

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