Peak flow measurement in children suspected of having asthma is as helpful in making the diagnosis as it is in adults. Peak flow can be measured in most children over the age of 5 and, occasionally, younger than this. It is important when teaching the technique that a balance is achieved ...
the accuracy of several devices (Assess [Healthscan Products, Cedar Grove, NJ] and Mini-Wright [Clement Clarke International, Harlow, Essex, UK] low-range models, and the Ferraris [Ferraris Medical, Holland, NY] and Mini-Wright standard-range models) did not meet the National Asthma Education...
And, the giant logjams of past logging debris has been salvaged so flows don’t back up and produce sudden and catostrophic releases when the ‘let go’. They used S-64s to sling the salvageable wood out of the river channel, and made a tidy profit doing so. This was done about 20...
chronic bronchitis, asthma, smoking habits in terms of daily tobacco consumption (DTC), pack-years (PY = DTC/20 × number of years smoked). Ethics The studies were approved by the Local Ethics Com- mittee, and informed consent was obtained from all parti- cipants. Equipment We used an ...
Measurement of peak expiratory flow (PEF) is recommended as part of the assessment of patients with asthma. However, there are multiple barriers in the use of PEF, even for older pediatric patients. Objective. Phonospirometry, as measured by the Los Angeles (LA) technique, was assessed and ...
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Compliance with and accuracy of daily self-assessment of peak expiratory flows (PEF) in asthmatic subjects over a three month period. Eur Respir J 1996; 9:880 - 885Verschelden P, Cartier A, L'Archeveˆque J, Trudeau C, Malo J-L. Compliance with and accuracy of daily self- ...
Comparison of peak expiratory flows and FEV1 in assessing immediate asthmatic reactions due to occupational agents. Allergy 1999; 54: 621-625.K Weytjens, JL Malo, A Cartier, H Ghezzo, JP Delwiche and O Vandenplas: Comparison of peak expiratory flows and FEV1 in assessing immediate asthmatic...
Peak oral and nasal inspiratory flows in asthmatics from a low income community in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilStudies carried out with children and adolescents with enuresis, urinary incontinence, chronic constipation, and fecal incontinence have pointed out the impact of these disorders on their lives ...
However, it is important to remember that COPD is a disease which predominantly limits expiratory airflow and in which inspiratory flows are preserved until the very advanced stages of the disease. Therefore, we would expect inspiratory flow would only be affected in patients with very severe funct...