[PDF][PDF] The peak flow meter and its use in clinical practice

BO Adeniyi, GE Erhabor - Afr J Respir Med, 2011 - academia.edu
… -cost version (the ‘Mini-Wright’ peak flow meter), other designs and copies have become
available across the world. Brands of electronic peak flow meters are also being marketed. …

The accuracy of portable peak flow meters.

MR Miller, SA Dickinson, DJ Hitchings - Thorax, 1992 - thorax.bmj.com
peak expiratory flow (PEF) is now commonly used in the diagnosis and management of
asthma. It is essential for PEF meters … As the accuracy and linearity of portable PEF meters have …

The role of the peak flow meter in the diagnosis and management of asthma

D Cross, HS Nelson - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1991 - Elsevier
… The impact of the peak flow meter on asthma outcome We have mentioned that there is
evidence that the peak flow meter can influence patients’ perceptions of their asthma as well as …

Peak flow meters: a problem of scale

MR Miller, PH Ouanjer - BMJ, 1994 - bmj.com
… on changes in peak flow.*RF 3-5* This has focused attention on the meters' performance,
and concern now exists about their accuracy. The peak flow meters added to Britain's drug …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of five portable peak flow meters

GN Takara, G Ruas, BV Pessoa, LK Jamami… - Clinics, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
… of spirometric peak expiratory flow (PEF) from five different PEF meters and to determine if
… ®, Personal Best® and Vitalograph® peak flow meters. The highest value recorded for each …

Incorrect use of peak flow meters: are you observing your patients?

TH Self, CM George, JL Wallace, SJ Patterson… - Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… Background: Monitoring peak expiratory flow (PEF) values is one option as part of asthma …
Incorrect use of peak flow meters (PFM) has obvious implications for appropriate decisions by …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of bench test results measuring the accuracy of peak flow meters

C VanZeller, A Williams, I Pollock - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 - Springer
peak flow. All standards, including accuracy, from these guidelines must be met to obtain CE
marking. … Using predefined flow (time) and volume (time) waveforms, peak flow meters and …

Eleven peak flow meters: a clinical evaluation

H Folgering, W Vd Brink, O v Heeswijk… - European …, 1998 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… to compare seven adult peak flow meters, and four low-range peak flow meters for paediatric
… the peak flow meter, or used sequentially before or after the peak flow meter. Some authors …

Portable peak flow meters: physical characteristics, influence of temperature, altitude, and humidity

OF Pedersen, MR Miller, T Sigsgaard… - European …, 1994 - Eur Respiratory Soc
meters work, and how portable peak flow meters are influenced by altitude, temperature
and humidity, we examined only very few meters of each kind. Therefore, the accuracy of the …

Peak flow meters: are they monitoring tools or training devices?

KP Reeder, JJ Dolce, L Duke, JM Raczynski… - Journal of …, 1990 - Taylor & Francis
… ple of 24 adult patients who compared daily peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) with asthma …
to peak flow meter use was poor, and (iii) among patients who use peak flow meters daily, self…