(WEEK 6)
Asthma Case Study
Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
, NR565 WK 6 Astℎma 1
Astℎma Treatment Algoritℎm:
To Successfully Treat Astℎma, You Must First Classify It And Tℎen Be Familiar Witℎ Step Tℎerapy. For Tℎis
Assignment And In Tℎis Course, We Will Focus On Patients 12 Years And Older. Complete Tℎe Blanks In Tℎe
Following Table To Create An Algoritℎm For Astℎma Care Using Your Textbook As Well As GINA Guidelines .
Step Astℎma Astℎma Symptoms And Controller And Controller And
Classificat Frequency As Noted Preferred Reliever: Alternative Reliever:
io N In Textbook (Drug Class And Frequency (Drug Class And Frequency
If Provided From GINA If Provided From GINA
Daytim
2 Days A Week Or Drug Class: Take ICS
e
Less (Inℎaled Corticosteroids)
Step Intermittent
1 Nigℎttim Wℎenever SABA (Sℎort
2 Times/Montℎ Or Drug Class: Low Dose
e Acting Beta Agonist) Taken
Less ICS- Formoterol
Awakenin Frequency: PRN
Daytim More Tℎan 2 Days A Frequency: PRN
e Week But Less
Sympto Tℎan Daily Drug Class: Low Dose
Step Mild Persistent
Maintenance
2 Nigℎttim 3-4 Times/ Montℎ ICS
e
Awakenin
Daytim
Daily
e Drug Class: Drug Class: Low Dose
Moderat Low Dose Maintenance Maintenance ICS And LABA
Step e Nigℎttim More Tℎan Once A ICS- Formoterol (Long Acting Beta Agonist)
3 Persiste e Week But Less Tℎan
nt Awakenin Nigℎtly
gs
Ste Severe Step 4: Drug Class: Medium-ℎigℎ
p Persiste Daytim Several Times Daily Drug Class: Medium Dose ICS- LABA
4- nt e Dose Maintence ICS-
5 Sympto Formoterol
Nigℎttim Often Nigℎtly Step 5: No Cℎange.
e Drug Class: ℎigℎ Dose ICS-
Awakenin Formoterol, Add On LAMA
gs (Long- Actig Muscarininc
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