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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 only LAMA approved ... before increasing medication ... #Management #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
of expiration; ICS ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
inhalers that include LABA ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... of therapy is LAMA ... /LABA, and lastly ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of respiratory symptoms ... overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
If asthma is well ... are as follows: ICS ... corticosteroids), LABA ... #Therapy #LABA ... #ICS #Corticosteroid
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
(LAMA/LABA/ICS) ... Bronchodilators (LAMA ... /LABA) & Eosinophils ... low, adding an ICS ... #Pharmacology #
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 ... Stepwise #Guidelines #Management
Ellipta Inhalers
We have 5 total inhalers that are in the Ellipta device form. An easy thing
recommended combination therapy ... varying severity of asthma ... a LAMA/ICS combo ... if there’s an ICS ... #Combination #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... lab markers such ... differential #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology