Asthma and COPD
What should you be able to elaborate about a medical condtion?
    1. What is it? Answer
    2. What causes it? Answer
    3. What complications can occur? Answer
    4. What are the risk factors? Answer
    5. What's normal? Answer
    6. How is it diagnosed? Answer
    7. What is the diagnosis? Answer
    8. What are the symptoms? Answer
    9. What are the signs? Answer
    10. What are the clinical findings? Answer
    11. What are the lab or investigation findings? Answer
    12. What human anatomy should one know relevant to this medical condition? Answer
    13. What human physiology should one know relevant to this medical condition? Answer
    14. What human biochemistry should one know relevant to this medical condition? Answer
    15. How many such cases occur worldwide every year? Answer
    16. How has diagnosis and treatment of this medical condition evolved? Answer
    17. What medical history should you seek relevant to this issue? Answer
    18. What happens in this medical condition? Answer
    19. What research is being done on this issue? Answer
    20. How can I help? Answer
    21. How can you help? Answer
    22. How is this medical condition reported? Answer
    23. What should happen before reporting this medical condition? Answer
    24. What are the types of this medical condition? Answer
    25. What is the treatment? Answer
    26. What are the workable treatment options? Answer
    27. When is counseling required? Answer
    28. When is medication required? Answer
    29. How long should medication last? Answer
    30. What type of medication is available? Answer
    31. How could this be prevented? Answer

Asthma and COPD
What are the workable treatment options?


Prescription Medications

What does Dr. Asif Qureshi consider his favorite prescription medications for specific patients?
Albuterol is a medicine used to treat acute asthma, acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, bronchospasm prophylaxis, maintenance asthma, and maintenance chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is good for at least 6 medical situations.
Amlodipine is a medicine used to treat certain types of angina (chest pain) and other conditions caused by coronary artery disease.
Atorvastatin is a medicine used to treat high cholesterol.
Amoxicillin is a medicine used to treat bacterial infections. It is taken by mouth or, less commonly, by injection.
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a medicine used to treat depression.
Ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone (various) is a medicine used as an oral contraceptive.
Gabapentin is a medicine used to treat partial seizures, nerve pain from shingles, and restless leg syndrome.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention.
Lisinopril is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure.
Metformin is a medicine used to treat diabetes.
Naltrexone is a medicine used to treat alcohol use disorder.
Naltrexone, disulfiram, and acamprosate
Naloxone is a medicine used to treat substance use disorder or overdose from opioids.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) is a medicine used to treat epilepsy.
Zolpidem (Ambien, Zolpimist) is a medicine used to treat insomnia. Zolpidem is a sleeping pill. Starting dose: 5mg 30 minutes before bedtime. Maximum dose: 10 mg 30 minutes before bedtime.

How must specific physicians write a prescription?
They must include at least the name of the patient, date of birth of the patient, medication with strength, amount or quantity, frequency, how much to dispense, route, refills, and date prescribed. The name and signature of the doctor must also be displayed on the prescription.

What is it?
Prescription

Name of the patient:
Date of birth of the patient:
Medication with strength: Albuterol
Amount or quantity: 2 puffs inhalation
Proper Technique for Using Albuterol Inhaler
Yes, for most adults and children aged 4 and older, taking two puffs of albuterol every 4 to 6 hours as needed is considered safe and standard practice.

Date prescribed:
Name of the doctor:
Signature of the doctor: