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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
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 only LAMA approved ... before increasing medication
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
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
anticholinergics) and ICS ... According to GOLD2018 guidelines ... progression of therapy ... is LAMA, then dual ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
(LAMA/LABA/ICS) ... Bronchodilators (LAMA ... /LABA) & Eosinophils ... the use of this medication ... low, adding an ICS
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 ... recommending low dose ICS ... #Management #StepUp
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