A 9-year-old boy with asthma has symptoms requiring salbutamol on most days and nocturnal cough twice per week. He has not been on a preventer. What i...

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A 9-year-old boy with asthma has symptoms requiring salbutamol on most days and nocturnal cough twice per week. He has not been on a preventer. What is the most appropriate step-up therapy?

Accepted Answer

Add low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

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Continue salbutamol alone

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Add long-acting beta2 agonist alone

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Start high-dose oral prednisolone daily

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No change to treatment

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Childhood asthma

A 9-year-old boy with asthma has symptoms requiring salbutamol on most days and nocturnal cough twice per week. He has not been on a preventer. What is the most appropriate step-up therapy?