A 22-year-old with acute asthma presents wheezy and speaking in sentences. PEFR is 65% of best, SpO₂ 96% on air, RR 20/min. The most appropriate immed...

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A 22-year-old with acute asthma presents wheezy and speaking in sentences. PEFR is 65% of best, SpO₂ 96% on air, RR 20/min. The most appropriate immediate treatment is:

Accepted Answer

Oral prednisolone 40-50 mg

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Nebulised salbutamol driven by oxygen

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IV magnesium sulfate 2 g

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IV salbutamol infusion

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Antibiotics for presumed infection

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Acute Asthma

A 22-year-old with acute asthma presents wheezy and speaking in sentences. PEFR is 65% of best, SpO₂ 96% on air, RR 20/min. The most appropriate immediate treatment is: