I'm Anton Hellman.

I'm Justin Morganstern.

And I'm Rory Spiegel.

And this is the journal jam podcast.

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When I asked a dozen or so, substitute for medical advice from qualified practicing position. Unless stated otherwise, the opinions expressed by the hosts or guests are made in their individual capacity, not on behalf of the

institute nor medicine cases. When I asked a dozen or so ED docs, internists, ID specialists, and

intensivists, whether or not they use steroids for community acquired pneumonia or cap, we're going to

call it from now on, I didn't receive one definitive, clear answer. But when I asked them whether

or not they would use steroids for COVID pneumonia, they all clearly and definitively said a

resounding yes. And most of them added that it was the only drug that was effective for COVID

pneumonia. So this got me thinking, what are the indications for steroids

in patients with pneumonia besides those with concurrent COPD exacerbations and adrenal

patients? This is the journal jam. So the other question we're going to ask is what's the

evidence for benefit for steroids in CAP? What's the evidence for benefit for steroids in CAP?

What's the evidence for benefit for steroids in the flu? And what's the evidence for benefit

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