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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 ... control persistent symptoms ... corticosteroid; LABA ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #ICS #Pharmacology
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
Management of COPD ... depending on their symptom ... The general progression ... of therapy is LAMA ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Comparison of anti-diabetic ... and risks, and therapy ... #pharmacology #pharmacotherapy ... #table #comparison ... #management #medications
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
: - Triple Therapy ... (LAMA/LABA/ICS) ... Dosing: 250 mcg tablet ... the use of this medication ... #Pharmacology #
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
outcomes: BPD symptoms ... summarised in Tables ... #Pharmacology # ... Personality #Disorder #Medications ... Effectiveness #Table
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
receptor subunits at central ... or withdrawal symptoms ... Hypnotic #Drugs #medications ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #table
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #indications
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
receptors than heroin ... the sublingual tablet ... following naltrexone therapy ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... Consider as initial therapy ... to improve CHF symptoms ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table