A 9-year-old boy with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler most days and has night-time symptoms once per week. He has no other comorbidities. What is t...

Question

A 9-year-old boy with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler most days and has night-time symptoms once per week. He has no other comorbidities. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Add a regular low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

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Continue Salbutamol alone

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Start oral Prednisolone daily

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Switch to a long-acting beta2 agonist alone

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Stop inhalers and monitor

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

A 9-year-old boy with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler most days and has night-time symptoms once per week. He has no other comorbidities. What is the most appropriate next step in management?