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Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance ... Therapy - Stepwise ... drug of choice in asthma ... increasing medication therapy ... #Stepwise #Therapy
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
Asthma GINA Guidelines ... 2019 If Asthma ... increase stepwise therapy ... your patients asthma ... Management #StepUp #Therapy
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
220-440 >440 Asthma ... corticosteroid (ICS ... on what step of therapy ... Corticosteroid #ICS ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
Prevention Program(4) Therapy ... 3 months, then therapy ... are as follows: ICS ... #Stepup #Therapy ... #LABA #ICS #Corticosteroid
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma ... ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment and Initial Management of Difficult-to-Treat and Severe Asthma in Adults.
Difficult-to-Treat and Severe Asthma ... and quick-relief therapy ... as quick-relief therapy ... Management #PCC #Asthma ... #Severe #Algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
therapies for Asthma ... , Asthma-COPD Overlap ... diagnosis of COPD, asthma ... overlap; ICS = ... #Differences #Algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Commonly used in Asthma ... commonly used in asthma ... COPD treatment algorithm ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... common causes are asthma ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... escalation in therapy ... optimal inhaled therapy ... maximal inhaled therapy ... COPD #Treatment #Algorithm