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This study of 299 people with COVID-19 hospitalized to the intensive care unit found that treatment with a tapering dose of intravenous dexamethasone starting at 20 mg per day decreased the dependence upon ventilators. Comment: Dexamethasone appears to one of the few medications shown to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19. It likely is only beneficial with the infection advances to the inflammatory stage, i.e. late stage advanced disease. JAMA . 2020 Oct 6;324(13):1307-1316.    (retrieved Nov, 2020). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.