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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 + ... nonpharmacologic management ... before increasing medication ... #Management #Pharmacology
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 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
through use of maintenance ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... progression of therapy ... is LAMA, then dual ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
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
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 ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
then a low dose ICS ... then step up to ICS ... /LABA combos and ... strength of the ICS ... recommending low dose ICS
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
are as follows: ICS ... corticosteroids), LABA ... (long-acting β2 ... antagonists), and SABA ... #LABA #ICS #Corticosteroid
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... corticosteroids; LABA ... -agonist; LAMA = ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm