A 26-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol as needed but has night symptoms weekly. According to U.S. updates, which con...

Question

A 26-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol as needed but has night symptoms weekly. According to U.S. updates, which controller strategy is preferred at Step 3?

Accepted Answer

Single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) with low-dose ICS-formoterol

Answer

Increase to high-dose ICS alone

Answer

Add theophylline

Answer

Schedule short-acting beta-agonist four times daily

Answer

Leukotriene receptor antagonist monotherapy

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Asthma

A 26-year-old with moderate persistent asthma uses budesonide-formoterol as needed but has night symptoms weekly. According to U.S. updates, which controller strategy is preferred at Step 3?