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dexmethsone

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Antiemetic dose 4mg IV following induction. See SAMBA PONV-guidelines

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Glucocorticoid activity of 1mg of dexamethasone is equivalent to 25mg hydrocortisone.

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Dose when aiming to reduce airway oedema 0.6mg/kg IV in severe croup, extubation stridor, bronchiolitis.

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Intraoperative antiemetic dose 0.1mg/kg IV

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Administering as a push can cause peroneal discomfort. Administer slowly with a warning to the awake patient of possible peroneal discomfort, or administer as a push to the anaesthetised patient.

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Consider avoiding dexamethasone/steroids in patients with significant tumour bulk ( eg haematological malignancies such as ALL, Lymphoma ) that may be at risk of tumour lysis-syndrome. Discuss with the haematologist.

Case description here of tumor lysis-syndrome following dexamethasone dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460...

Case description of a death from tumor lysis-syndrome following a tonsillectomy and unrecognised malignancy dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra...

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Dexamethasone has no mineralocorticoid action #ref

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