Adrenal & Corticosteroids

Overview

Adrenal insufficiency Corticosteroid-binding globulin deficiency Corticosteroid myopathy Corticosteroid withdrawal Myosin loss myopathy Nelson Corticosteroid Potencies Drug Potency Gluco- Mineralo- SHORT-ACTING Hydrocortisone 1 1 Cortisone 0.8 0.8 INTERMEDIATE-ACTING Prednisone 4 0.25 Prednisolone 4 0.25 Methylprednisolone 5 <0.01 Deflazacort 5.2 ? Triamcinolone 5 <0.01 LONG-ACTING Paramethasone 10 <0.01 Betamethasone 25 <0.01 Dexamethasone 30�40 <0.01 Cushing's Syndrome ("Pluriglandular Syndrome"; Cushing 1912)

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