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Question 1

COPD drugs for:

1. breathlessness + exercise limitation
2. exacerbations or persistent breathlessness
3. exacerbations & persistent breathlessness

Answer 1

1. breathlessness + exercise limitation
   SABA+SAMA
2. exacerbations or persistent breathlessness
   LABA + LAMA
   or LABA + ICS
3. exacerbations & persistent breathlessness
   LABA +LAMA +ICS

Question 2

COPD exacerbation treatment

Answer 2

1. O2
2. SABA +SAMA
3. ICS
4. antibiotics

Question 3

O2 target for COPD exacerbation

Answer 3

if retain CO2, aim for 88-92%. If not retain CO2, target >94%