The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines advocate the use of oral cor-ticosteroids for which of the following?
a. Acute asthma exacerbations
b. Maintenance of severe persistent asthma
c. Maintenance of moderate to severe per-sistent asthma
d. Maintenance of mild to moderate persis-tent asthma
ANS: D
The primary use of orally inhaled corticosteroids is for antiinflammatory maintenance therapy of persistent asthma.
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