Question

A 60-year-old man with moderate COPD continues to smoke 20 cigarettes per day and is concerned about his breathlessness. He asks which intervention is most likely to improve his long-term prognosis. Which option provides the greatest mortality benefit?

Accepted Answer

Enrolling in a structured smoking cessation program with pharmacological support

Answer

Adding an inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)

Answer

Adding a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

Answer

Starting long-term domiciliary oxygen therapy at night only

Answer

Using a short-acting beta₂ agonist more regularly

Practice question

A 60-year-old man with moderate COPD continues to smoke 20 cigarettes per day and is concerned about his breathlessness. He asks which intervention is most likely to improve his long-term prognosis. Which option provides the greatest mortality benefit?