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A 24-year-old woman with known asthma presents with acute wheeze and shortness of breath after exposure to cat hair. She is speaking in full sentences, has a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, pulse 105 beats per minute and peak expiratory flow 55 percent of her best. Oxygen saturation is 96 percent on air. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

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