A 35-year-old man has asthma symptoms more than twice a week and uses his salbutamol inhaler 4-5 times per week. He has no prior ICU admissions. Accor...

Question

A 35-year-old man has asthma symptoms more than twice a week and uses his salbutamol inhaler 4-5 times per week. He has no prior ICU admissions. According to contemporary CTS guidance for mild asthma, which is the preferred controller strategy?

Accepted Answer

Use as-needed low-dose budesonide/formoterol as both controller and reliever

Answer

Continue salbutamol as needed only

Answer

Start regular inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) twice daily plus as-needed salbutamol

Answer

Use as-needed salbutamol-ipratropium combination only

Answer

Start daily oral prednisone at low dose

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Mild asthma pharmacotherapy

A 35-year-old man has asthma symptoms more than twice a week and uses his salbutamol inhaler 4-5 times per week. He has no prior ICU admissions. According to contemporary CTS guidance for mild asthma, which is the preferred controller strategy?