A 10-year-old boy with a history of asthma and seasonal allergies is currently using albuterol to manage his asthma symptoms. Recently, his use of albuterol increased from 1-2 days per week now to 4 days per week over the past several weeks, though he does not experience his symptoms daily.The vital signs are temperature 36.7deg C (98.0deg F), blood pressure 126/74 mm Hg, heart rate 74/min, and respiratory rate 14/min. His physical examination shows clear, bilateral breath sounds and normal heart sounds. What change should be made to his current treatment regimen? A. Add salmeterol twice daily B. Add oral steroids daily C. Add low-dose fluticasone dailyAdd formoterol budesonide twiceD. daily E. Add tiotropium
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