Question

A 23-year-old man with a history of mild intermittent asthma uses a short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler as needed. He reports increasing use over the past two months. According to NICE guidelines, what is the next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Add a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

Answer

Add a long-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler

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Change to a leukotriene receptor antagonist

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Start an oral corticosteroid

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Add a long-acting muscarinic antagonist

Practice question

A 23-year-old man with a history of mild intermittent asthma uses a short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler as needed. He reports increasing use over the past two months. According to NICE guidelines, what is the next step in management?