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A 30-year-old woman with known asthma presents with sudden worsening breathlessness and wheeze. She is talking in short phrases, RR 30/min, pulse 120 bpm, SpO2 94% on air, PEFR is 45% of predicted. What is the single most appropriate immediate bronchodilator treatment in the emergency department?

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