A 40-year-old patient with moderate persistent asthma uses albuterol 3 times per week despite low-dose budesonide/formoterol used only as maintenance...

Question

A 40-year-old patient with moderate persistent asthma uses albuterol >3 times per week despite low-dose budesonide/formoterol used only as maintenance once daily. Which adjustment best follows SMART guidance details?

Accepted Answer

Use budesonide/formoterol for both maintenance and as-needed relief

Answer

Switch to high-dose ICS alone

Answer

Add theophylline

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Add montelukast and continue SABA-only relief

Answer

Use ipratropium as rescue only

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asthma-SMART Implementation

A 40-year-old patient with moderate persistent asthma uses albuterol >3 times per week despite low-dose budesonide/formoterol used only as maintenance once daily. Which adjustment best follows SMART guidance details?