A 34-year-old woman with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily and albuterol as needed. She has had two exacerbations this...

Question

A 34-year-old woman with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily and albuterol as needed. She has had two exacerbations this year. What adjustment aligns with guideline-endorsed SMART?

Accepted Answer

Use budesonide-formoterol as both maintenance and reliever

Answer

Add theophylline

Answer

Switch to SABA only as reliever

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Add chronic oral prednisone

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Stop LABA due to exacerbations

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asthma

A 34-year-old woman with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol twice daily and albuterol as needed. She has had two exacerbations this year. What adjustment aligns with guideline-endorsed SMART?