When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key; according to one professor, who has spent years researching and refining a new peak expiratory flow chart.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Physicians can use peak expiratory flow as a first-line tool for assessing variable airflow limitations among patients with asthma, according to a poster presented at the ...

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 ...

In children, asthma is more common in boys, but it is more common in women by adulthood. Incidence rates are 36% higher in communities of people who are most under served, compared with those who are ...