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Infections Associated with Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPCs)
Types of Infections:
 - Cellulitis
 - Tunnel Infection
 - Emypema

By
Pleural Catheters (IPCs ... Pleural #Catheters #IPCs
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural catheter (IPC
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
-> Low dose ICS ... Med/High dose ICS ... -> Med dose ICS ... -> High dose ICS ... -> High dose ICS
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Combination - ICS ... Combination - ICS ... Corticosteroid - ICS
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Care Syndrome (PICS ... ) Symptoms of PICS ... IntensiveCare #Syndrome #PICS
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 ... strength of the ICS ... recommending low dose ICS
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
corticosteroid (ICS ... overview of what ICS ... Corticosteroid #ICS
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Corticosteroid (ICS ... Here are the LABA/ICS ... These combo LABA/ICS
Tracheobronchial Smooth Muscle Atrophy and Separation (TB-SMAS) on Bronchoscopy

TB-SMAS in a chronic ICS user (association)

Dr. Udit
TB-SMAS in a chronic ICS