A peak flow meter is used to measure your peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). PEFR describes how quickly your lungs expel air during a forceful exhalation after you fully inhale. Regularly conducting a ...

Objective: To test the hypothesis that once-daily treatment ... Main Outcome Measures: Mean morning peak expiratory flow over the 8 weeks of treatment, recorded daily, adjusted for baseline ...

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Many outpatients with moderate to severe COPD had suboptimal peak inspiratory flow and had inappropriate devices for measured PIF.

Peak expiratory flow was the only lung function ... mechanisms and asthma control in children with asthma. Children and exercise Training Physical activity promotion in primary care Respiratory ...

was made by a panel of asthma specialists using clinical history, physical examination, spirometry, bronchodilator reversibility (BDR), FeNO, peak expiratory flow variability, bronchial challenge ...

Introduction Despite the introduction of dedicated asthma services and targeted therapies ... significant increase in the proportion of patients having a documented peak flow on admission from 73.1% ...

Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of ... Long-acting β 2-agonists; PEF: Peak expiratory flow; Pre-BD: Value measured ...

Teva has launched new digital inhaler and drug combination in the US, containing built-in sensors that connect to a phone to help manage asthma ... such as peak inspiratory flow.

Guidelines for management of asthma consistently recommend routine home monitoring of peak expiratory flow (PEF) in each patient ... and to human resources in the lung function laboratory (an exercise ...