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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... and COPD - SABA ... Combination - LABA ... pulmonary #lung #asthma ... #copd #respiratory
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance ... product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD ... version (asthma ... version is blue but COPD
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... and COPD The ... diagnosis of COPD ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... corticosteroids; LABA
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... frequent • Symptoms: Cough ... years • Symptoms: Cough ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Asthma
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... Eosinophilic, Habit cough ... @Ndouthit #Cough
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Chronic Pediatric Cough ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... • Habit Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Commonly used in Asthma ... commonly used in asthma ... of a patients COPD ... posts for the COPD ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Crackles • Asthma ... pneumonia #Acute #Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic Cough ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... • COPD Upper ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... • Vocal Cord
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Hemangioma • Vocal Cord ... Croup Barking Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds