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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
COPD assessment test ... corticosteroid; LABA ... muscarinic antagonist; SABA ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma (GINA ... ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... ; SABA: short-acting ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... #GINA #Asthma #Management
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
COPD, asthma, and ACO ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... overlap; ICS = ... corticosteroids; LABA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... younger than other ACS ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
All patients should ... are as follows: ICS ... corticosteroids), LABA ... antagonists), and SABA ... Stepup #Therapy #LABA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... determine if stress test ... Unstable Angina ... • <12mo since ACS ... Determine if any labs