So there are a lot of people asking about the risk factors for #mucor post #covid.
The biggest risk factor isn't the steroid itself, it's the hyperglycemia that it causes. If the sugars are well controlled using insulin the risk is almost negligible. So STOP freaking out !!
The biggest risk factor isn't the steroid itself, it's the hyperglycemia that it causes. If the sugars are well controlled using insulin the risk is almost negligible. So STOP freaking out !!
The 2nd major risk factor is prolonged NEUTROPENIA but that's a problem in our #Hematology patient population and not in #covid patients, so we can safely ignore that for now.
Bring us back to hyperglycemia due to steroids. The sure shot way to prevent it is frequent monitoring of sugar levels and NOT self medicating with steroids. Steroids anyway don't have any benefit if one isn't hypoxic so don't use it because ur aunt/uncle/friend used it.
Please stop worrying about #Mucormycosis. It's much less common than #COVID19 and will always be. The spike in mucor cases are because the indiscriminate use of steroids during this wave which was not so much of a problem during the 1st wave (4x lesser cases)
Not every nasal crust, facial pain is due to mucor. Common things are much more common and will always be. Don't forget ur basics and please DON'T HOARD #amphotericin🙏🏻 It's way more toxic than most drugs & most people have never used it.
Stay safe, wear a 😷 , get the 💉
Stay safe, wear a 😷 , get the 💉
Linking another thread I did on #Mucormycosis a few days back.
https://twitter.com/nihardesai7/status/1389597796756459529?s=20
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