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Fever triple dose for fever > 102 degrees F.
Surgery requiring general anesthesia Yes Follow guidelines for stress dosing during surgery.
Serious accidental injury yes give IM injections and transport to hospital, as situation warrants
Minor scrapes and bruises no
Bone break yes Give IM injection and transport to hospital if break is severe
Common colds (no fever) no if fever occur, stress dose as above
Routine dental work (cleaning, filling, etc.) no No stress dose needed for local anesthesia
oral surgery involving general anesthesia yes follow guidelines for stress dosing during surgery
Vaccinations (no fever) no if fever occurs, stress dose as above
Body temperatures
normal body temperature 98.6 F 37 C
Fever 100.4 F 38 C
Threshold for double dosing >101 F >38.3 C
Threshold for triple dosing >102 F >38.9 C
When giving stress dose for hydrocortisone, each dose of the day should be doubled or tripled dosed. Example : normally= 5m g 3 times daily, double dosing= 10 mg 3 times daily, triple dosing= 15mg 3 times daily
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