stress dose steroids dosing and tapering
- related: stress dose steroid
- tags: #permanent
- start stress dose steroids for sepsis patients on leveophed and vasopressin. Start with IV hydrocortisone at 50 mg q6h
- taper stress dose steroids once patient is hemodynamically stable off pressors
- taper by either changing to 25 mg q6h or 50 mg q12h
- steroid equivalents