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2. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), is a sudden worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms including shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm that typically lasts for several days.

3. Commonly prescribed drugs - Wikipedia

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   Risk of exacerbation can be lessen by regular use of macrolides; Only be used when the patient experience three cardinal symptoms of COPD exacerbation: worsening dyspnea, increasing sputum production and purulence [28] Caution [44] [47] Change to other type if allergic to specific type; Possible drug interactions

4. Prednisone - Wikipedia

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   Prednisone is used for many different autoimmune diseases and inflammatory conditions, including asthma, gout, COPD, CIDP, rheumatic disorders, allergic disorders, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, adrenocortical insufficiency, hypercalcemia due to cancer, thyroiditis, laryngitis, severe tuberculosis, hives, eczema, lipid pneumonitis, pericarditis ...

5. Methylprednisolone - Wikipedia

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   The type and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms also varies significantly between patients, with 33% of patients reporting mild to moderate PAE and 5-10% reporting severe PAE. [24] Methylprednisolone dose and duration have been implicated in PAE development. 20 mg/day of prednisone (16 mg/day of methylprednisolone) is the threshold dosage ...

6. Glucocorticoid - Wikipedia

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   Prednisone 5 4 0.3 12–36 [25] [26 ... (if used for long time and stopped suddenly without a taper) ... If patients have been receiving daily high doses for five ...

7. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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   Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response, immune response, and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism ...