Peak Flow readings Our Smart Inhaler Assistant app has recorded 739,330 MDI inhaler uses #AskAboutAsthma By NHS Smart Respiratory is excited to be an ‘Ambassador’ for the #AskAboutAsthma campaign for the third year running. It is a campaign to increase awareness of asthma during the ‘back...
• Measurements of lung function (spirometry or peak expiratory flow) provide an assessment of the severity of airflow limitation, its reversibility, and its variability, and provide confirmation of the diagnosis of asthma. • Measurements of allergic status can help to identify risk factors that...
24,32,36,39]. In adults, self-monitoring based on peak flow or symptoms is equally effective [32,36,39]. In a comparison in children, symptom-based plans were more effective at reducing unscheduled healthcare [23], and equally effective at improving most measures of asthma control...
Peak Expiratory Flow PETS: Problems of Experienced Therapy Scale RCB: Robertson Centre for Biostatistics RCT: Randomized Controlled Trial SAE: Serious Adverse Event.References Masoli M, Fabian D, Holt S, Beasley R, Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Program: The global burden of asthma: ex...