A 28-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily. He has two nocturnal awakenings per week and uses SABA daily. Wh...

Question

A 28-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily. He has two nocturnal awakenings per week and uses SABA daily. Which adjustment aligns with SMART (single maintenance and reliever therapy)?

Accepted Answer

Switch to budesonide-formoterol for both maintenance and reliever use

Answer

Continue regimen; add scheduled ipratropium

Answer

Add theophylline nightly

Answer

Change to fluticasone monotherapy

Answer

Add daily oral prednisone 5 mg

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Asthma

A 28-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily. He has two nocturnal awakenings per week and uses SABA daily. Which adjustment aligns with SMART (single maintenance and reliever therapy)?