Prednisone threshold
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What prednisone threshold do you mean?
- Dose/duration that risks adrenal suppression
- Dose equivalent for steroid conversion
- Blood glucose or infection-risk threshold
- Threshold for Pneumocystis prophylaxis
- Tapering threshold
- A specific condition or test
Quick answer
“Prednisone threshold” most often means the immunosuppression level at which Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis is considered:
- Prednisone-equivalent 20 mg/day or more for 4 weeks or longer
- Risk is higher if combined with other immunosuppressants, cancer therapy, transplant, or underlying inflammatory disease.
If you mean a different threshold, such as adrenal suppression, tapering, infection risk, vaccination, or glucose effects, say which context.
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