PA Boards 66: Don't give steroids in pneumonia! (just kidding, maybe)

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PA Boards 66: Don't give steroids in pneumonia! (just kidding, maybe)

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Aug 7, 2015

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Physicianassistantboards.com/app - Should you give steroids in patients with pneumonia? It depends:
For the boards? No!In clinical practice? It depends.Do I? Yup!!
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Aug 7, 2015

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PA Boards 66: Don't give steroids in pneumonia! (just kidding, maybe)

PA Boards 66: Don't give steroids in pneumonia! (just kidding, maybe)

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