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Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
obstruction: • FEV1 ... 0.70 or lower • FEV1 ... Reversibility on spirometry ... • Increase of FEV1 ... or greater in FEV
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
- Short Acting ... Agonists - SAMA - Short ... Combination - LABA ... + LABA Combination ... LABA Combination
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... corticosteroid; FEV1 ... COPD #GOLD2017 #LAMA ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
corticosteroids; SABA ... : short-acting β2 ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... immunotherapy; FEV1
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
assessment test; FEV1 ... corticosteroid; LABA ... , short-acting β2 ... agonist; SAMA, short-acting ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Variably abnormal spirometry ... - FEV1/FVC < 70% ... bronchodilator, Spirometry ... Persistently abnormal spirometry ... - FEV1/FVC < 70%
Classic (2009) Spirometric GOLD Classification of COPD Severity Based on Postbronchodilator FEV
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Classic (2009) Spirometric ... Postbronchodilator FEV ... Classification #FEV1
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
symptoms, and spirometry ... corticosteroids; LABA ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
by the use of short-acting ... a reduction in FEV1 ... corticosteroids), LABA ... (short-acting β2 ... Stepup #Therapy #LABA
Alprazolam - short-acting benzodiazepine (GABA Receptor Modulator) used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. FDA approved
Alprazolam - short-acting ... benzodiazepine (GABA