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A 3-year-old boy with known asthma presents with an acute severe exacerbation. He has subcostal recession, tachypnoea and inability to speak full sentences. Despite initial nebulised salbutamol, he remains hypoxic with oxygen saturation 90% on high-flow oxygen. According to paediatric acute asthma guidelines, which additional treatment is most appropriate?

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