A Framework For Step Down Or Therapeutic Re-Organization For Withdrawal Of Inhaled Corticosteroids In Selected Patients With COPD: A Proposal For COPD Management

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Figure 1 GOLD 2019 algorithms for initial pharmacological treatment of COPD. ^aConsider if highly symptomatic (e.g. CAT>20). ^bConsider if eosinophils > 300 cells/μL.

Note: Reprinted with permission from: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2019 Report. Available from: https://goldcopd.org/gold-reports/. Accessed September 10, 2019.³ ©2019 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Available from: www.goldcopd.org.

Figure 2 Decisional tool to guide the most appropriate management of COPD. Stable disease is defined as no acute exacerbation of symptoms in the past year.

Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) 2019 report. Available from: https://goldcopd.org/gold-reports/. Accessed 910, 2019.

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