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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 ... on what step of therapy ... overview of what ICS ... Corticosteroid #ICS
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
increase stepwise therapy ... then a low dose ICS ... then step up to ICS ... strength of the ICS ... Management #StepUp #Therapy
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Chart of Inhalers ... Combination - ICS ... Combination - ICS ... - Inhaled Corticosteroid ... like an updated inhalers
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Inhalers Long-Acting ... Corticosteroid (ICS ... Here are the LABA/ICS ... These combo LABA/ICS
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
of maintenance inhalers ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... (inhaled corticosteroid ... progression of therapy ... lastly LAMA/LABA/ICS
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance Therapy ... tiotropium* Inhaled ... but the asthma inhaler ... increasing medication therapy ... Maintenance #Stepwise #Therapy
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Diagnosis #KSHV #HHV ... lymphoproliferative #KICS
Long-Acting Dual Bronchodilators - LAMA/LABA Combo Inhalers 

The FDA approved a new dual bronchodilator (LABA/LAMA) combination
LAMA/LABA Combo Inhalers ... LAMA) combination inhaler ... joins the other 3 inhalers ... bronchodilator therapy ... #LABA #Combo #Inhalers
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
escalation in therapy ... despite optimal inhaled ... therapy. ... despite maximal inhaled ... therapy.
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
Initiate first-line therapy ... simply stepping up therapy ... bronchodilator combo inhalers ... initiating triple therapy ... consideration of inhalers