A 7-year-old boy with known asthma uses a Salbutamol inhaler most days. He has daytime symptoms three times a week and night-time wakening twice per w...

Question

A 7-year-old boy with known asthma uses a Salbutamol inhaler most days. He has daytime symptoms three times a week and night-time wakening twice per week. What is the most appropriate next step in his regular therapy?

Accepted Answer

Add a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

Answer

Add regular oral Prednisolone

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Switch to a long-acting beta-agonist alone

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Add a leukotriene receptor antagonist as sole controller

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No change; this is acceptable control

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Paediatric asthma stepwise management

A 7-year-old boy with known asthma uses a Salbutamol inhaler most days. He has daytime symptoms three times a week and night-time wakening twice per week. What is the most appropriate next step in his regular therapy?