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Taking Steroid for pneumonia
Hello Dr
Can any one help me i have tested some blood test in which only
ferritin is 508 ng/ml range is (30-400)
And CRP is <0.50 mg/l
D-dimmer is <0.27
Lymphocyte is 19.20 range is (20-40)
History
I am effected with covid, pneumonia and taking steroid from last 11day ,
1st 5 day - 8mg mrng, 8mg nyt
5 day - 4mg mrng, 4mg nyt
And Dr said take it for 4 more day
So now i have taken it for total 11day
Can i stop it or need to take more.
Now i don't have any problem
Please kindly provide right information, it's important for me.
Thanks
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Dr. Akash Goyal
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2 yrs exp
Faridabad
Taper the dose for steroids is must
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