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A 7-year-old boy with known asthma presents to his GP with increasing wheeze and cough over 2 days. Peak expiratory flow is 65% of his personal best. He has no signs of respiratory distress and oxygen saturation is 98% on room air. According to the Australian Asthma Handbook for children 6-11 years, how should this exacerbation be classified and managed?

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