A 45-year-old with persistent asthma on low-dose ICS-formoterol as needed has symptoms most days and two night-awakenings/week. Next step?...

Question

A 45-year-old with persistent asthma on low-dose ICS-formoterol as needed has symptoms most days and two night-awakenings/week. Next step?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance-and-reliever therapy with low-dose ICS-formoterol

Answer

Add theophylline

Answer

Switch to SABA reliever with low-dose ICS maintenance

Answer

Start oral corticosteroid maintenance

Answer

Add long-acting muscarinic antagonist as sole change

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asthma