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HardEmergencyStatus asthmaticusau-acemau-amc

A 17-year-old boy with severe acute asthma presents to the emergency department with tachypnoea, silent chest and SpO₂ 88% on high-flow oxygen despite repeated nebulised salbutamol and ipratropium plus systemic corticosteroids. What additional therapy is recommended by Australian guidelines?

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