A patient with an acute exacerbation of asthma is not responding to the standard dose and frequency of an aerosolized bronchodilator and is now receiving small-volume jet nebulizer (SVN) therapy every 30 min. Which of the following would you recommend to the patient's physician at this time?
A) Discontinue the aerosolized bronchodilator.
B) Increase the frequency of SVN therapy to every 10 min.
C) Consider continuous nebulization of the drug.
D) Add more diluent to the SVN to extend treatment time.
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