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GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
guidelines for therapy ... each stage of COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
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COPD Exacerbations ... - Management ... - Antibiotic Therapy ... @PulmPEEPs #COPD ... #treatment #pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... disease (COPD) ... escalation in therapy ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
Emulsion (ILE) Therapy ... treatment for severe toxicity ... life-threatening toxicity ... #Toxicology #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance Therapy ... product used in COPD ... nonpharmacologic management ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Pulmonary
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Initiate first-line therapy ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... COPD, and more specifically ... of downwards, thereby ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #COPD #PhysicalExam
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... Bradycardia Pulmonary ... #Amiodarone #Toxicity ... Adverse #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Biologic therapy for eosinophilic asthma 
• Mepolizumab (Nucala) 
  • Anti-lL-5, 100 mg SQ q4
Biologic therapy ... asthma #Biologic #therapy ... #Medications #pharmacology ... #pulmonary #management