A 34-year-old woman with asthma uses medium-dose budesonide-formoterol twice daily as maintenance-and-reliever therapy. She develops wheeze after

Question

A 34-year-old woman with asthma uses medium-dose budesonide-formoterol twice daily as maintenance-and-reliever therapy. She develops wheeze after exercise. Which rescue inhaler strategy is consistent with this regimen?

Accepted Answer

Use budesonide-formoterol as needed within the daily dose limit

Answer

Use tiotropium as needed for breakthrough symptoms

Answer

Use salmeterol as needed while continuing scheduled therapy

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Omit maintenance doses on days requiring rescue treatment

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Use albuterol before exercise while omitting budesonide-formoterol

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A 34-year-old woman with asthma uses medium-dose budesonide-formoterol twice daily as maintenance-and-reliever therapy. She develops wheeze after exercise. Which rescue inhaler strategy is consistent with this regimen?