Metered-dose Inhaler in Pediatrics — 5yo Child | Pediatric Respiratory | SMLE Q#19391
SMLE Question #19391
Pediatrics
Pediatric Respiratory
Objective: OBJ-RESP-ASTHMA-EDU-001
Last updated: April 2026
A 5-year-old boy has recurrent cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, and low-grade fever episodes over 6 months, often after daycare exposure. He has asthma treated at home with a metered-dose inhaler and spacer. His mother sometimes withholds the inhaler during colds because she worries it worsens infections. Today he is comfortable at rest with intermittent dry cough and mild expiratory wheeze without increased work of breathing. Which educational advice is most important to help prevent asthma worsening during viral upper respiratory infections?
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