Can I safely give three sequential albuterol (short‑acting β2‑agonist) plus ipratropium (anticholinergic) nebulizations in the clinic to a hemodynamically stable patient with an acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation who can protect his airway and be monitored?

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