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Inhaled Corticosteroid Inhaler Strengths
Beclomethasone	Qvar	100-200	>200400	>400
Budesonide	Pulmicort	200-400	>400-800	>800
Ciclesonide	Alvesco	80-160	>160-320	>320
Fluticasone furoate	Arnuity Ellipta	100	n/a	200
Fluticasone dipropionate	Flovent	100-250	>250-500	>500
Mometasone fuorate	Asmanex	110-220	>220-440	>440

Asthma maintenance inhalers should always include an inhaled corticosteroid
Inhaled Corticosteroid ... Inhaler Strengths ... 500 Mometasone fuorate ... 220-440 >440 Asthma ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Chart of Inhalers ... for Asthma and ... Combination - LABA ... #pulmonary #lung ... #asthma #copd #
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Beta2 Agonists (LABA ... Commonly used in Asthma ... commonly used in asthma ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
Asthma GINA Guidelines ... 2019 If Asthma ... your patients asthma ... step up to ICS/LABA ... /ambcarerx #Asthma
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
> Low dose ICS/LABA ... > Med dose ICS/LABA ... tiotropium* Inhaled ... inhaler is half ... #Pharmacology #Pulmonary
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 ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
• Lateral perforations ... high percentage FiO ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO ... #Pulmonary #Equipment
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
therapies for Asthma ... , Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD, asthma ... overlap; ICS = inhaled ... corticosteroids; LABA
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
approach for managing asthma ... of the National Asthma ... follows: ICS (inhaled ... corticosteroids), LABA ... Stepup #Therapy #LABA
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... despite optimal inhaled ... corticosteroid; LABA ... #LABA #LAMA #SABA