Digital peak flow meter with smart app and to help you measure, track, control, and predict your asthma. The proactive way to manage asthma.
Readings from a peak flow meter can help you or your child recognize early changes that may be signs of worseningasthma. During an asthma attack, the smooth muscles that surround the airways tighten and cause the airways to narrow. The peak flow meter alerts you to the tightening of the air...
RESULTS: A total of 12,245 child reports were completed; 98% (n = 11,974) had corresponding teacher reports, confirming the peak flow meter readings reported by the children. The prevalence of reported asthma symptoms varied across PFM readings; the highest prevalence occurred in the setting ...
Also call if your peak-flow-meter readings are in the yellow or red zones.If you have an asthma attack and your symptoms persist despite your usual medications, seek emergency help immediately.PrognosisAlthough asthma cannot be cured, it almost always can be controlled successfully. Most people ...
You may use one of these devices: Peak flow meter.This device measures how quickly you can force air out of your lungs. Peak flow readings are usually a percentage of how your lungs work at their best. This is called your personal best peak flow. ...
Once a diagnosis of asthma is made, a patient can use peak flow meter testing to monitor the severity of the disease.Monitoring asthma with a peak flow meter on an ongoing basis assists with self monitoring of asthma. Peak flow readings can be charted on graph paper charts together with a...
BACKGROUND: Patient self-management plans for asthma use peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter readings for decisions on adjusting asthma treatment. PEF meters ... J,F,Miles,... - 《Thorax》 被引量: 44发表: 1996年 Difficulties in the interpretation of lung function tests in the diagnosis of ast...
Peak flow meteris a lung function test that evaluates how hard one can exhale. Low peak flow readings indicate abnormality in the function of lungs. Lung function test is usually taken by dilating the airways using a bronchodilator. Other tests include: ...
basically means you’re having way too much trouble breathing and need to seek medical attention immediately. at this point, you’ll be struggling to breathe well enough to function normally. medicine isn’t helping, and you’re getting worse instead of better. if you do a peak flow meter ...
Moreover, the present study highlights the specific areas of knowledge and numeracy that are most impactful. For example, the ability of parents to understand and act upon different zones of asthma severity as indicated by peak flow meter readings correlates strongly with better asthma control in ...