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Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... corticosteroid; FEV1 ... COPD #GOLD2017 #LAMA ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
assessment test; FEV1 ... corticosteroid; LABA ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA ... Management #Pulmonary #LABA ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
-2 Agonists - SAMA ... Antagonists - SAMA ... -2 Agonists - LAMA ... Antagonists - LAMA ... - ICS + LAMA +
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
obstruction: • FEV1 ... 0.70 or lower • FEV1 ... by reduction in FEV1% ... • Increase of FEV1 ... or greater in FEV
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
receptor antagonists; LABA ... immunotherapy; FEV1
Long-Acting Dual Bronchodilators - LAMA/LABA Combo Inhalers 

The FDA approved a new dual bronchodilator (LABA/LAMA) combination
Bronchodilators - LAMA ... /LABA Combo Inhalers ... bronchodilator (LABA ... /LAMA) combination ... Bronchodilators #LAMA
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
beta2 agonist) LAMA ... of therapy is LAMA ... bronchodilators of LAMA ... /LABA, and lastly ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
> Low dose ICS/LABA ... > Med dose ICS/LABA ... High dose ICS/LABA ... , tiotropium (LAMA ... Respimat is the only LAMA
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
Classification #FEV1
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
and persevered FEV1 ... flow with reduced FEV1