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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
for Asthma and ... Combination - ICS ... Combination - ICS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #asthma #copd #
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 ... overview of what ICS ... Corticosteroid #ICS ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Inhalers Long-Acting ... Commonly used in Asthma ... powder into their lungs ... commonly used in asthma ... COPD treatment algorithm
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
Asthma GINA Guidelines ... 2019 If Asthma ... your patients asthma ... then a low dose ICS ... then step up to ICS
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma ... ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance ... tiotropium* Inhaled ... drug of choice in asthma ... same, but the asthma ... inhaler is half
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
first-line therapies is ... overlap; ICS = ... inhaled corticosteroids ... ; LABA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
of maintenance inhalers ... include LABA (long-acting ... agonist) LAMA (long-acting ... (inhaled corticosteroid ... receive a Rescue Inhaler
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... β2-agonist; ICS ... : inhaled corticosteroid ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Interpretation Algorithm ... Restrictive Lung ... Emphysematous COPD • Asthma ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #asthma