A 54-year-old woman with asthma uses budesonide/formoterol MART regimen. She has increased reliever use and night waking twice weekly. Which step is a...

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A 54-year-old woman with asthma uses budesonide/formoterol MART regimen. She has increased reliever use and night waking twice weekly. Which step is appropriate?

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Increase ICS dose within MART regimen

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Add LAMA inhaler

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Stop LABA and increase SABA

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Start oral theophylline

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Add montelukast as first step

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Asthma step-up (MART)

A 54-year-old woman with asthma uses budesonide/formoterol MART regimen. She has increased reliever use and night waking twice weekly. Which step is appropriate?