A 61-year-old with CAP asks if steroids help. What do guidelines say?...

Question

A 61-year-old with CAP asks if steroids help. What do guidelines say?

Accepted Answer

Avoid routine corticosteroids; consider only for refractory septic shock

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Use routine corticosteroids in all CAP

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Use steroids if CRP >100 only

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Steroids for viral CAP only

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Steroids replace antibiotics early

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia