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Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
dose ICS/LABA ... dose ICS/LABA + ... should also receive SABA ... As always, assess ... nonpharmacologic management
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... ; SABA: short-acting ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Guidelines
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... -agonist; ICS: inhaled ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... of expiration; ICS ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #LABA #LAMA #SABA ... #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
inhalers that include LABA ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... According to GOLD2018 guidelines ... /LABA, and lastly ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA ... -agonist; LAMA = ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
Asthma GINA Guidelines ... then a low dose ICS ... then step up to ICS ... /LABA combos and ... #Management #StepUp
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Beta2 Agonists (LABA ... Corticosteroid (ICS ... These combo LABA ... /ICS inhalers are
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
If asthma is well ... follows: ICS (inhaled ... corticosteroids), LABA ... #Therapy #LABA ... #ICS #Corticosteroid