PEFR is a valuable, useful, and easy-to-obtain parameter in asthma control and management. You can also use a peak flow chart to find your normal peak flow value. At the end of the text, you can also read a short set of instructions on how to use a peak flow meter and obtain the...
ASTHMA PEAK FLOW DIARY IMPROVES CAREdoi:10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63469-2Thomas F PlautAnnals of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyT.F. Plaut. Asthma Peak Flow Diary Improves Care. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunol- ogy, 76:476-478, 1996....
Focuses on the use of a portable peak flow meter with an asthma diary to help make patients more aware of imminent respiratory problems. Factors and early signs and symptoms of asthma attacks; Documentation of assessment data with an asthma diary; Treatment of asthma attacks....
Should we monitor peak expiratory flow rates of record symp- toms with a simple diary in the manage ment of asthma? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1993;91:702-9.Malo JL, L'Archeveque JL, Trudeau C, et al. Should we monitor peak expiratory flow rates or record symptoms with a simple diary ...