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A 35-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with an acute asthma exacerbation. She is speaking in short phrases, respiratory rate is 28 breaths/min, heart rate 110 beats/min, oxygen saturation 93% on room air and PEFR is 45% of predicted. After initial inhaled salbutamol via spacer and oxygen, what systemic corticosteroid regimen is most appropriate according to Australian guidelines?

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