“Simple tools like questionnaires and a peak flow meter could help to identify people at risk or those with the disease,” Checkley told Healio. The study noted that 10.75 points was the ...

The inhaler detects, records and stores objective inhaler event data, including timestamp and inhalation characteristics such as peak inspiratory flow. Patients are then able to view this data ...

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Background A key physiological parameter to consider when issuing an inhaler device and optimising technique is peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR), which provides valuable insight into the inhaler ...

In addition, only 23 patients had complete data on all three flow rates of HFNC, and it is possible that missing data from the other two patients could have biased our results. Only two patients ...

Background: Written asthma action plans based on personal best peak expiratory flow (PEF) consistently improve health outcomes, whereas those based on predicted PEF do not. Guidelines state that ...

For diagnosis, smartphones and artificial-intelligence-enabled devices can objectively capture respiratory symptoms, while digital peak flow meters enable home assessment of airflow variability. For ...

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Background International neonatal resuscitation guidelines recommend the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) with newborn infants (≥34 weeks’ gestation or >2 kg weight) when bag-mask ventilation (BMV) ...