What is the best steriod to use for Addisonian crisis? Dexamethasone or Hydrocortisone

Date First Published:
November 8, 2001
Last Updated:
January 27, 2009
Report by:
Paul Spambo, SET (Manchester Royal Hospital)
Three-Part Question:
In [patients with addisonian crisis] is the [use of dexamethasone]better than [hydrocortisone]