View source for Widget:Corticosteroids

<script type="text/javascript">
function calc_corticosteroids(from) {
  let steroid_conv = {betamethasone: 0.75, cortisone: 25, dexamethasone: 0.75, hydrocortisone: 20, methylprednisolone: 4, prednisolone: 5, prednisone: 5, triamcinolone: 4}
  for (let to in steroids) {
    if (to == from) next;
    document.steroids[to].value = document.steroids[from].value * steroid_conv[to] / steroid_conv[from]
  }
}
</script>

<form name="steroids">
{| class="wikitable"
!Corticosteroid
!Route
!Equivalent Dose (mg)
!Duration of Action
|-
|[[betamethasone]]
|IV
|0.75 <input autocomplete="off" value="0.75" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('betamethasone')" name="betamethasone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|long (36-72 hours)
|-
|[[cortisone]]
|PO
|25 <input autocomplete="off" value="25" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('cortisone')" name="cortisone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|short (8-12 hours)
|-
|[[dexamethasone]]
|PO/IV
|0.75 <input autocomplete="off" value="0.75" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('dexamethasone')" name="dexamethasone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|long (36-72 hours)
|-
|[[hydrocortisone]]
|PO/IV
|20 <input autocomplete="off" value="20" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('hydrocortisone')" name="hydrocortisone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|short (8-12 hours)
|-
|[[methylprednisolone]]
|PO/IV
|4 <input autocomplete="off" value="4" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('methylprednisolone')" name="methylprednisolone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|medium (8-12 hours)
|-
|[[prednisolone]]
|PO
|5 <input autocomplete="off" value="5" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('prednisolone')" name="prednisolone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|medium (12-36 hours)
|-
|[[prednisone]]
|PO
|5 <input autocomplete="off" value="5" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('prednisone')" name="prednisone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|medium (12-36 hours)
|-
|[[triamcinolone]]
|IV
|4 <input autocomplete="off" value="4" onkeyup="calc_corticosteroids('triamcinolone')" name="triamcinolone" style="width:80px;display:inline-block" />
|medium (12-36 hours)
|}
</form>
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[[Category:Endocrinology]]