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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 14-year-old girl is brought by her parents to the physician because of recurrent episodes of shortness of breath and nonproductive cough over the past 3 months. She has had two episodes per week, which have resolved spontaneously with rest. Once a month, she wakes up at night with shortness of breath. Spirometry shows an FVC of 95% and an FEV1 of 85% of predicted. Treatment with inhaled budesonide-formoterol as needed is begun. Two weeks later, she is brought to the physician with acute onset of dyspnea and wheezing. Her pulse is 95/min and respirations are 32/min. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial pharmacotherapy?
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Albuterol