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A 28-year-old woman with a history of asthma presents to the emergency department with acute breathlessness. She is unable to complete sentences, respiratory rate is 30/min, pulse 120/min, oxygen saturation 92% on air, and peak expiratory flow rate is 45% of predicted. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

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