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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
for Asthma and COPD ... Combination - ICS ... Combination - ICS ... - ICS + LABA Combination ... #lung #asthma #copd
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 ... treatment algorithm
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
Inhaler Strengths ... corticosteroid (ICS ... step of therapy is ... overview of what ICS ... Corticosteroid #ICS
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
COPD Preferred Treatments ... GOLD 2018 COPD ... Management of COPD ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... lastly LAMA/LABA/ICS
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
tiotropium* Inhaled ... product used in COPD ... but the asthma inhaler ... dose of the COPD ... blue but COPD version
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Herpes Virus (KSHV ... Ddx #Diagnosis #KSHV ... lymphoproliferative #KICS
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
adherence and inhaler ... then a low dose ICS ... then step up to ICS ... strength of the ICS ... recommending low dose ICS
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... : inhaled corticosteroid ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
Algorithm - GOLD ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS ... consideration of inhalers
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Overlap and COPD ... first-line therapies is ... overlap; ICS = ... inhaled corticosteroids ... #Differences #Algorithm