who has spent years researching and refining a new peak expiratory flow chart. The new chart, which is now available for free from the National Asthma Council Australia and Woolcock Institute of ...

A peak flow meter is an inexpensive, portable, handheld device for those with asthma that is used to measure how well air moves out of your lungs.Measuring your peak flow using this meter is an ...

By Anjali Srivastava: A peak flow meter is a handy, portable device that measures how fast air leaves the lungs. It plays a vital role in asthma management by helping users track their lung ...

Smart Peak Flow is designed for people with asthma aged over 5 years. It is an alternative to mechanical peak flow meters. Peak flow meters may be offered to people with asthma in primary or secondary ...

What a peak flow meter can tell you. Peak flow meters are inexpensive (the average price is around $15 to $20), handheld, and easy to use. You simply blow as hard as you can into the device and it ...

Monitoring Asthma Symptoms. An important part of treatment is keeping track of how well the lungs are functioning. Asthma symptoms are monitored using a peak flow meter.

Researchers evaluated the impact of 68 patients and clinicians discussing monthly peak flow readings with 71 patients in the control group who received standard care. Significantly fewer patients in ...

Patients with severe asthma may still have positive bronchodilator response tests. Peak expiratory flow is inexpensive and simple to measure. SAN FRANCISCO — Physicians can use peak expiratory ...

Indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been associated with asthma, but there is little epidemiologic work on ambient exposures, and no data on relationships between respiratory health and ...