“This little device is a big improvement on the dumb devices you are usually given. Firstly it records all the measurements so you can easily see from the app whether the trend is up or down. It is also more accurate. I compared my smart peak flow readings with professional readings from...
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. Spirometer. A spirometer measures how much air your lungs can hold and how...
CONCLUSIONS: On the whole, peak flow readings tended to correspond to asthma disease activity. However, the data indicate that school staff may be more inclined to take action based on their own perceptions of a child's asthma or respond to children's subjective reports of asthma symptoms ...
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...
Monitor your symptoms and peak-flow readings to help identify a coming attack before symptoms develop. This allows you to adjust your medications to prevent an attack.Early signs or symptoms of an asthma flare-up include:coughing more often increased mucus or phlegm becoming short of breath ...
Patients in the green zone are asymptomatic, with peak flows at 80% or higher than their personal best. They feel well and continue with their long-term control medication. Peak flow readings falling within the yellow zone range between 50% and 79% of the patient's personal best, accompanied...
Digital peak flow meters are also called electronic peak flow meters. These devices give two readings: PEFR and FEV 1. The PEFR number tells you how much air you can exhale. The FEV 1 number tells you how much air you can breathe out in 1 second. The two numbers give you an id...
Digital peak flow meters are small devices that can be clipped to a shirt. Digital peak flow meters are also called electronic peak flow meters. These devices give two readings: PEFR and FEV 1. The PEFR number tells you how much air you can exhale. The FEV 1 number tells you how much...
Asthma Patients\" Knowledge of Use of Peak Flow Meters and Interpretation of Readings None - 《Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health》 被引量: 0发表: 1992年 Physiologic Measures: Pulmonary function tests When the effectiveness of asthma interventions are evaluated in the ...
These stages are determined by peak flow meter readings that measure your breathing. Green is for the times when peak flow readings are 80% to 100% of your personal best reading; yellow for when the peak flow is 50% to 79% of your best; and red for when breathing is 50% or less ...