Primary Care

Obstructive Lung Disease

Questions discussed in this category

When would you recommend prescribing an asthmatic patient budesonide/salbutamol rather than budesonide/formoterol?

How do you approach the use of benzodiazepines in patients with chronic medical illnesses that may be susceptible to respiratory compromise (e.g., CHF, COPD, ILD)?

Should you work to wean patients of benzodiazepines? Is your approach different for patients who have been on benzodiazepines for years? What would yo...

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Do you feel high dose Symbicort or Dulera is appropriate to use for SMART despite these doses not being studied in clinical trials?

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What factors do you consider prior to offering a trial of ICS/LABA therapy versus a methacholine challenge test in patients with suspected asthma but normal pulmonary function testing?

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Should in-office oscillometry for lung function measurements be utilized in pediatric patients who are unable to reliably perform spirometry?

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What is your approach to de-escalation of asthma inhaler therapy in the setting of negative bronchoprovocation testing when patients are averse to deprescribing?

At times due to limited testing resources, inhaler therapy is started based on clinical suspicion of asthma and bronchoprovocation testing is done lat...

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Will you incorporate ensifentrine in the treatment regimen of patients with COPD on baseline dual or triple inhaler therapy?

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What is your approach to de-escalation of asthma therapy if patients have remained clinically stable on triple inhaler therapy and a biologic agent?

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Is there a role for biologics to improve lung function in patients who have severe asthma with daily symptoms and reduced lung function but do not experience frequent exacerbations?

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What is your approach to inhaler therapy in a patient with asthma who cannot be on an inhaled corticosteroid due to ocular disease?

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What is your threshold to start triple therapy in mild to moderate asthma/COPD overlap with minimal functional limitation?

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What patient factors prompt you to consider starting dupilumab in patients with COPD?