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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Methylprednisolone / Medrol / Solumedrol


- See Steroids - Discussion: - not used for Cerebral edema; - useful for Potassium wasting; - Dosing: - PO: 4-48mg/day depending on disease and clinical response; - IV: 30mg/kg infused over 10-20min for septic shock; - Dosage for Severe bronchospasm: - 0.5-1mg/kg initially, followed by tapering doses q4-6hr; ----------------------------------------------------- Original Articles: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Of Methylprednisolone Or Naloxone In The Treatment Of Acute Spinal-Cord Injury: Results Of The Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study.



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.