A 15-year-old boy with known moderate persistent asthma uses a salbutamol inhaler as needed and a combination inhaler of budesonide/formoterol (Symbic...

Question

A 15-year-old boy with known moderate persistent asthma uses a salbutamol inhaler as needed and a combination inhaler of budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort 200/6) two puffs twice daily as maintenance. He is now also advised he can use his budesonide/formoterol inhaler as a reliever. This regimen is known as:

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SMART (Single Maintenance And Reliever Therapy)

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Step-up therapy

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Add-on LAMA therapy

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High-dose ICS therapy

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Anti-IgE therapy

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Asthma Management (MART/SMART)