A 54‑year‑old woman with wheeze and cough is diagnosed with moderate persistent asthma. She asks how to use SMART. Which instruction is correct?...

Question

A 54‑year‑old woman with wheeze and cough is diagnosed with moderate persistent asthma. She asks how to use SMART. Which instruction is correct?

Accepted Answer

Use budesonide‑formoterol for daily maintenance and as‑needed relief

Answer

Use ICS‑salmeterol both maintenance and reliever

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Use SABA before every ICS dose

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Use theophylline for reliever and ICS for controller

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Use high‑dose ICS only during flares

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asthma (SMART Education)