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A patient with asthma is managed on salbutamol PRN and fluticasone propionate inhaled corticosteroid daily. What is the primary role of the inhaled corticosteroid?
Inhaled corticosteroids such as fluticasone are maintenance therapy primarily used to reduce chronic airway inflammation, thereby preventing asthma symptoms and
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Question: A patient with asthma is managed on salbutamol PRN and fluticasone propionate inhaled corticosteroid daily. What is the primary role of the inhaled corticosteroid?
Answer options:
- To provide rapid relief of bronchospasm.
- To prevent exercise-induced asthma. ✅ To reduce airway inflammation and prevent exacerbations.
- To widen the airways by relaxing smooth muscle.
Correct answer: To reduce airway inflammation and prevent exacerbations.
Explanation: Inhaled corticosteroids such as fluticasone are maintenance therapy primarily used to reduce chronic airway inflammation, thereby preventing asthma symptoms and exacerbations.
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