A 34-year-old man with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler daily and is waking at night with wheeze twice a week. He is currently on a short-acting bet...

Question

A 34-year-old man with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler daily and is waking at night with wheeze twice a week. He is currently on a short-acting beta2-agonist only. According to the BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma pathway, what is the next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Add a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid

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Increase the frequency of Salbutamol use

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Add long-term oral Prednisolone

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Switch to a long-acting beta2-agonist alone

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Refer immediately for biologic therapy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Asthma stepwise management

A 34-year-old man with asthma uses his Salbutamol inhaler daily and is waking at night with wheeze twice a week. He is currently on a short-acting beta2-agonist only. According to the BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma pathway, what is the next step in management?