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 ...

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 ...

Research shows that digital inhalers equipped with remote monitoring capabilities may aid in predicting and identifying ...

Another measure, peak cough flow, can determine airway clearance capability and can be measured easily in the office with a peak flow meter or spirometer in patients aged older than 6 years ...

Between 14 days and 1 day out from an acute exacerbation of COPD, a digital inhaler measured significant drops in inhalation ...

Peak flow meters are generally not very useful in controlling asthma. Most children can be controlled with symptoms alone. Children who are able to understand when they're having trouble breathing ...

The unassisted peak cough flow (UPCF) was measured by having the person cough as forcefully as possible through the peak flow meter. The assisted PCF under three different conditions were evaluated.

When we breathe in, the diaphragm (the main inspiratory muscle) moves downwards; ... POWERbreathe units, as well as peak-flow meters, are available from Bodycare; 01926 816155.

CO2 elimination was directly proportional to the inspiratory pressure during NIPPV. At peak pressures of 22 to 34 cm ... the interface to an air source via a high flow meter with a pressure ...