what does an electronic peak flow meter do for People with Asthma and COPD
A manual peak flow meter is an inexpensive and portable device to test peak expiratory flow, usually a spirometer with a sensor to tests FEV1, but it’s usually an expensive device for home use.
Today sonmol is revising the Asthma management histor with an electronic peak flow meter with a durable qulity and cost-effective price for the users！It provides PEF and FEV1, only after a blow in one second. The Asthma diary is automatically gennerated! You even can sync your data to your smart phone for a weekly,monthly,and yearly monitoring.
A peak flow meter measures how well your breath ability is, by a measurement of forced and fast blowing out from your lungs. It means it tests how fast you can blow out the air from your lungs during a forceful exhalation. The most frequent measurement of PEFR (Peak expiratory flow rate) is for home monitoring of asthma and where it can be beneficial in patients for both short- and long-term monitoring and Asthma plan.The FEV1 (Forced expiratory volume over 1 second is a dynamic measure of the flow used in formal spirometry and a peak flow meter. FEV1 measures the breathing ability to expel air from your lungs, it assesses the lung conditions such as the COPD(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or asthma.
Who can benefit from using a peak flow meter
Patients of chronic bronchitis and emphysema can use a peak flow meter to follow their lung conditions. The newly diagnosed Asthma is the main group of people should use a peak flow meter to make the Asthma action plan for Asthma home care and the adjustment of medication should be carried out according to the Asthma diary,which is the essential information delivery to the physicans in a long term Asthma management plan. Chidren over 5 years old can use a peak flow meter for Asthma monitoring.
Why do Asthmatics need an electronic peak flow meter?
