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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 + ... The general approach ... before increasing medication ... #Management #Pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
of obstruction, symptom ... of expiration; ICS ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... perceived level of symptoms ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
Management of COPD ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... depending on their symptom ... of therapy is LAMA ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
: - Triple Therapy ... (LAMA/LABA/ICS) ... /LABA) & Eosinophils ... low, adding an ICS ... #Pharmacology #
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
the next step if symptoms ... environmental control and management ... are as follows: ICS ... 152(4):232-7 #Management ... #LABA #ICS #Corticosteroid
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ... Total IgE ( >1000 IU ... /- anti-fungal therapy ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... - Review the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... therapy early in ... Delirium #Checklist #Management
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... receptors than heroin ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... following naltrexone therapy ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
(RRT) - ICU One ... Pager Summary Indications ... severe altered mental ... of RRT in the ICU ... #RRT #managment