A 10-year-old boy with asthma has had two emergency visits in the past year and uses his salbutamol inhaler most days. Which element is essential to i...

Question

A 10-year-old boy with asthma has had two emergency visits in the past year and uses his salbutamol inhaler most days. Which element is essential to improve his control according to CTS guidance?

Accepted Answer

Adding a written asthma action plan and optimising inhaled corticosteroids

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Increasing salbutamol dose only

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Prescribing oral theophylline

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Using antibiotics at each exacerbation

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Avoiding all physical activity

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Paediatric asthma

A 10-year-old boy with asthma has had two emergency visits in the past year and uses his salbutamol inhaler most days. Which element is essential to improve his control according to CTS guidance?