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A 26-year-old woman with known asthma presents to the emergency department with shortness of breath and wheeze after a viral illness. She is speaking in phrases, respiratory rate 24 breaths/min, heart rate 105 beats/min, oxygen saturation 95% on room air and peak expiratory flow 65% of predicted. What is the most appropriate initial pharmacological management?

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