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Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Therapy - Stepwise ... same, but the asthma ... nonpharmacologic management ... #Stepwise #Therapy ... #Management #Pharmacology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The ... identification of the ... A summary of the ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
increase stepwise therapy ... combos and increase the ... strength of the ... Stepwise #Guidelines #Management ... #StepUp #Therapy
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
The 2019 Global ... Initiative for Asthma ... ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... long-acting β2-agonists; OCS ... #GINA #Asthma #Management
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
Prevention Program(4) Therapy ... environmental control and management ... 3 months, then therapy ... 152(4):232-7 #Management ... #Therapy #LABA
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 ... schedules are for the ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment and Initial Management of Difficult-to-Treat and Severe Asthma in Adults.
Assessment and Initial Management ... Difficult-to-Treat and Severe Asthma ... therapy and as ... glucocorticoids #Management ... #PCC #Asthma #Severe
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
Stages in the development ... and recommended therapy ... resynchronization therapy ... ventricular hypertrophy; MCS ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Initiate first-line therapy ... simply stepping up therapy ... initiating triple therapy ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma ... present antigens and thereby ... also migrate into the ... well as the release ... #asthma #pathophysiology