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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Herpes Virus (KSHV ... Ddx #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #lymphoproliferative ... #KICS
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Ddx #Diagnosis #KSHV ... #HHV #KICS #Kaposi
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory ... Cytokine Syndrome (KICS ... Definition for KICS ... ID_fellows #KICS ... diagnosis #management #hhv8
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance Therapy ... Approach Low dose ICS ... Med/High dose ICS ... -> High dose ICS ... Corticosteroids (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 ... recommending low dose ICS
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
corticosteroid (ICS ... on what step of therapy ... is needed. ... overview of what ICS ... Corticosteroid #ICS
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
escalation in therapy ... optimal inhaled therapy ... maximal inhaled therapy ... of expiration; ICS ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
Initiate first-line therapy ... simply stepping up therapy ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
Prevention Program(4) Therapy ... 3 months, then therapy ... are as follows: ICS ... Asthma #Stepup #Therapy ... #LABA #ICS #Corticosteroid
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
2018 COPD is ... Management of COPD is ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... progression of therapy ... lastly LAMA/LABA/ICS