Glucose disturbances in non-diabetic patients receiving acute treatment with methylprednisolone pulses Distúrbios de glicose em pacientes não diabéticos que recebem tratamento agudo com pulsos de metilprednisolona

Glucose disturbances in non-diabetic patients receiving acute treatment with methylprednisolone pulses Distúrbios de glicose em pacientes não diabéticos que recebem tratamento agudo com pulsos de metilprednisolona

OBJECTIVE: Methylprednisolone pulses are used in a variety of disease conditions, both for acute and chronic therapy. Although well tolerated, they increase glucose levels in both non-diabetic and diabetic patients. They may also be considered a significant risk for acute metabolic alterations. The...

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Main Authors: Hector Eloy Tamez Perez, María Dolores Gómez de Ossio, Dania Lizet Quintanilla Flores, Mayra Ivonne Hernández Coria, Alejandra Lorena Tamez Peña, Gissén Jazmín Cuz Pérez, Stephanie Lissette Proskauer Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2012-02-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
Metilprednisolona
diabetes mellitus
hiperglicemia
Methylprednisolone
hyperglycemia
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