Nursing care of patients on corticosteroid pulse therapy

Introduction: Intravenous pulse therapy with corticosteroidinvolves administration of high doses (starting from 1 g /day), givenon three or more consecutive days. Because of possible adverseeffects, it is recommended that patients stay at hospital duringadministration of pulse therapy. Monitoring of...

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Main Authors: Deborah Rozencwajg, Carla Fátima Paixão Nunes, Luciane Midory Sakuma, Cláudia Regina Laselva, Bartira Aguiar Roza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2008-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/534-Einsteinv6n4491-496.pdf