Significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs, cardiovascular disease apart from skeletal ones are related to a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm
Tapering doses, bursts of higher dose and chronic low dose oral corticosteroids are patterns of oral steroid usage we should avoid
Earlier referral to a specialist asthma clinic can be of great benefit for patients struggling with asthma control as much can be offered to help, including new biologics that are game changing



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<ul> <li>Significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs, cardiovascular disease apart from skeletal ones are related to a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm</li> <li>Tapering doses, bursts of higher dose and chronic low dose oral corticosteroids are patterns of oral steroid usage we should avoid</li> <li>Earlier referral to a specialist asthma clinic can be of great benefit for patients struggling with asthma control as much can be offered to help, including new biologics that are game changing</li> </ul>   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 39 mins Guests: Prof Vanessa McDonald, Professor of Nursing &amp; A/Prof John Blakey, Respiratory Consultant Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST <a href="https://www.healthed.com.au/webcast/">Click here to register for the next one</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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