A 32-year-old with moderate persistent asthma on budesonide-formoterol maintenance therapy has two recent exacerbations. Which adjustment is guideline...

Question

A 32-year-old with moderate persistent asthma on budesonide-formoterol maintenance therapy has two recent exacerbations. Which adjustment is guideline-preferred?

Accepted Answer

Use budesonide-formoterol as single maintenance-and-reliever therapy (SMART)

Answer

Increase SABA frequency only

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Start montelukast alone

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Begin chronic oral prednisone

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Add tiotropium alone

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asthma

A 32-year-old with moderate persistent asthma on budesonide-formoterol maintenance therapy has two recent exacerbations. Which adjustment is guideline-preferred?