A 35-year-old woman with asthma uses salbutamol inhaler most days. She wakes with wheeze twice a week and has symptoms during exercise twice a week. S...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with asthma uses salbutamol inhaler most days. She wakes with wheeze twice a week and has symptoms during exercise twice a week. She is not on any preventer therapy. According to the Australian Asthma Handbook, which is the most appropriate next step in her long-term asthma management?

Accepted Answer

Commence inhaled low-dose budesonide twice daily

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Continue salbutamol as needed only

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Add a long-acting beta₂-agonist without inhaled corticosteroid

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Start a short course of oral prednisolone every time she becomes symptomatic

Answer

Commence montelukast as sole therapy

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Asthma stepwise therapy (adult)