Question

A 24-year-old woman with very mild asthma uses salbutamol inhaler as needed up to twice weekly and has had one ED visit for an asthma exacerbation in the previous year. According to the 2021 Canadian Thoracic Society asthma guideline focused update, what is the preferred controller strategy?

Accepted Answer

Start daily low-dose inhaled corticosteroid plus salbutamol as needed

Answer

Continue salbutamol as needed with no controller

Answer

Use budesonide/formoterol only as needed with no daily controller

Answer

Start leukotriene receptor antagonist monotherapy

Answer

Start oral prednisone 5 mg daily as a long-term controller

Practice question

A 24-year-old woman with very mild asthma uses salbutamol inhaler as needed up to twice weekly and has had one ED visit for an asthma exacerbation in the previous year. According to the 2021 Canadian Thoracic Society asthma guideline focused update, what is the preferred controller strategy?