Question

A 28-year-old woman uses a SABA inhaler ≥4 times/week for wheeze. She has no nighttime symptoms recorded. What is the most appropriate next step in asthma management?

Accepted Answer

Add low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)

Answer

Continue SABA alone

Answer

Start oral prednisolone 10 mg daily

Answer

Start theophylline

Answer

Add long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)

Practice question

A 28-year-old woman uses a SABA inhaler ≥4 times/week for wheeze. She has no nighttime symptoms recorded. What is the most appropriate next step in asthma management?