A 48-year-old man with a history of asthma uses a short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler several times daily. He wakes at night with wheeze twice a week ...

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A 48-year-old man with a history of asthma uses a short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler several times daily. He wakes at night with wheeze twice a week and his daytime symptoms are most days. According to stepwise asthma management, what is the most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Add low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

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Continue SABA alone

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Switch to long-acting beta-2 agonist alone

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Start oral Prednisolone daily

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Stop inhalers and try leukotriene receptor antagonist monotherapy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Asthma stepwise management

A 48-year-old man with a history of asthma uses a short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler several times daily. He wakes at night with wheeze twice a week and his daytime symptoms are most days. According to stepwise asthma management, what is the most appropriate next step?