Detail (Long)
<b>Prescribe rescue short-acting BD</b> (SABA or SAMA) to all pts for immediate sx relief. <b>SABA options:</b> <a href=https://online.epocrates.com/e/deeplink/drugs/10a3308/albuterol%20inhaled><u>albuterol</u></a>, levalbuterol (<a href=https://online.epocrates.com/e/deeplink/drugs/10a4146/Xopenex%20HFA><u>MDI</u></a>, <a href=https://online.epocrates.com/e/deeplink/drugs/10a2202/levalbuterol%20inhaled><u>NEB</u></a>). <b>SAMA:</b> ipratropium (<a href=https://online.epocrates.com/e/deeplink/drugs/10a4060/Atrovent%20HFA><u>MDI</u></a>, <a href=https://online.epocrates.com/e/deeplink/drugs/10a418/ipratropium%20bromide%20inhaled><u>NEB</u></a>)