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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 + ... (LAMA) can be added ... The device is the ... before increasing medication
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... overlap; ICS = ... = long-acting β2 ... -agonist; LAMA = ... #Differences #Algorithm
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma ... ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... : long-acting β2 ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Corticosteroid (ICS ... /ICS combination ... powder into their lungs ... COPD treatment algorithm
Ellipta Inhalers
We have 5 total inhalers that are in the Ellipta device form. An easy thing
in the Ellipta device ... varying severity of asthma ... a LAMA/ICS combo ... the drug to the lungs ... if there’s an ICS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Any implantable devices ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis