GiT Updates and More

STEROIDS: 👉Prednisone = Cortisone = Dexamethasone = Hydrocortisone Acetate. 👉5mg = 25mg = 0.75mg = 20mg. 👉Hydrocortisone. * Synthetic version of cortisol. * Short acting, active form of glucocorticoid. 👉Prednisolone/prednisone. * Intermediate acting. * Four times more glucocorticoid activity than cortisol. 👉Methylprednisolone * Active form of synthetic glucocorticoid. * Intermediate acting. * Five times more glucocorticoid activity than cortisol. 👉Dexamethasone * Long acting. * 30 times more glucocorticoid activity than cortisol. 👉Patients taking physiological dose of 5mg prednisone or 20mg hydrocortisone/day or higher, for a period of ≥ 3 weeks should be considered at risk of HPA axis suppression.

10 medications to prescribe post myocardial infarction. 1. Beta blocker 2. Aspirine for life 3. Ticagrelor/ prasugrel clopidogrel for 6 -12 months 4. Statines 5. ACEi 6. PPi 7. Eplérénone if EF < 40% 8. Furosémide if signs of HF 9. GTN Spray 10. Nicotine Patch if smoker.