13th November 2020

An 87-year-old lady is currently in hospital with delirium from a urinary tract infection

An 87-year-old lady is currently in hospital with a urinary tract infection. Two days into her inpatient stay, she develops an erythematous, swollen, and painful right wrist. This came on suddenly with no preceding trauma or injury. She has a history of gastric ulceration, depression and has had two heart attacks. She takes ramipril, bisoprolol, clopidogrel, and furosemide, omeprazole, mirtazapine, paracetamol and a fentanyl patch for pain relief.

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most appropriate dose of Prednisolone to use. Select ONE option from the list above.