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Asthma Medications and Mechanism of Action

#Asthma #Medications #Drugs #Pulmonary #Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Asthma Medications ... Mechanism of Action #Asthma ... #Medications #Drugs ... #Pulmonary #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... and COPD - SABA ... www.pyrls.com #inhalers #pulmonary ... #lung #asthma # ... #pharmacology #
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
nonpharmacologic management ... before increasing medication ... Stepwise #Therapy #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... disease (COPD) ... assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Biologic therapy for eosinophilic asthma 
• Mepolizumab (Nucala) 
  • Anti-lL-5, 100 mg SQ q4
for eosinophilic asthma ... #eosinophilic #asthma ... Biologic #therapy #Medications ... #pharmacology # ... pulmonary #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In COPD, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... failure (ie.. asthma ... #criticalcare #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... of my previous posts ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... and congested (“Cold ... differential #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... Seizures - Severe asthma ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - HIV/HAART medications
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Diagnostic tests ... liver function tests ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management