A 9-year-old boy with known asthma presents with an acute exacerbation. He is talking in sentences, RR 26/min, HR 110 bpm, SpO2 95% on air and PEFR is...

Question

A 9-year-old boy with known asthma presents with an acute exacerbation. He is talking in sentences, RR 26/min, HR 110 bpm, SpO2 95% on air and PEFR is 70% of his best. What is the most appropriate initial management?

Accepted Answer

Inhaled Salbutamol via spacer and oral Prednisolone

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Send home without treatment

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Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate and Aminophylline

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Immediate intubation and ventilation

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Nebulised Adrenaline

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Acute asthma in children

A 9-year-old boy with known asthma presents with an acute exacerbation. He is talking in sentences, RR 26/min, HR 110 bpm, SpO2 95% on air and PEFR is 70% of his best. What is the most appropriate initial management?