Peak expiratory flow:
Peak Expiratory Flow Changes among Welders
... study, peak expiratory flow rates and respiratory symptoms of 37 welders during work shift were ...evaluated. Peak expiratory flow rates of welders were recorded in three working ...
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Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) Of Malaysian Children
... Prediction equations for peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) of Malay, Chinese and Indian children were obtained by analysing 1020 PEFR recordings of children free of resp[r] ...
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Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR): conclusion and recommendation
... of peak flow meters, including pneumotachometers, spirometers, turbines and anemometers are ...are flow meters referred to as peak flow ...as peak expiratory ...
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Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Pregnant Women in Port Harcourt
... Peak expiratory flow rate represents a simple, non-invasive and cheap method of assessment of lung function especially in Africa where medical facilities are ...the peak expiratory ...
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Peak expiratory flow rate as a surrogate for forced expiratory volume in 1 second in COPD severity classification in Thailand
... of peak flow rate measurements for daily monitoring in patients with COPD, 22 COPD screening, 7 and initial identification of severe cases of COPD for subsequent confirmatory ...that peak ...
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Peak expiratory flow rate assessment to screen for asthma in children with allergic rhinitis
... that peak expiratory flow rate monitoring, which is simple, safe, low cost and objective bedside clinical tool should be performed in children with allergic rhinitis >5 years of ...
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Logistic Regression Model for Prediction of Airway Reversibility Using Peak Expiratory Flow
... capacity. However, spirometry is not widely available and its use is limited in primary care clinics (4-9). Moreover, a general practitioner, who may not have access to a spirometer, visits patients with asthma or COPD. ...
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Effect of different body positions on peak expiratory flow rate in young old elderly
... License, which permits unrestricted use, The natural process of aging involves a lot of changes in all the systems of human body including cardio-respiratory system Changes of respiratory system includes geometric ...
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Effects of Waterpipe Smoking and Cigarette Smoking on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Quality of Life
... ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Water pipe smoking nowadays is becoming a popular alternative to cigarette smoking. Many people also believe water pipe smoking to be safer than cigarette smoking leading to tolerance of the ...
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Pediatric Peak Expiratory Flow Rates Nomogram for Healthy School Children of Navi Mumbai.
... (Peak expiratory flow rate) is reliable parameter to assess the severity of obstructive airway disease, as well as the effectiveness of the current therapy and need for any additional ...
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ASSESMENT OF IMPROVEMENT IN PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN ASTHMATICS IN THOSE WITH INHALATIONAL VS ORAL SALBUTAMOL
... history. Peak expiratory flow rate was measured in this patients with the help of Wright’s peak flow meter, and classified the patients accordingly based on ...
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Effectiveness of The Active Cycle Breathing Technique on The Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) in Asthma Patient
... Introduction: The Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) is a person maximum expiratory airflow measurement. The active cycle breathing technique is a breathing exercise focus on release the ...
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Glutathione S-Transferase M1 and P1 Genotype, Passive Smoking, and Peak Expiratory Flow in Asthma
... RESULTS. Three- to 12-year-olds with asthma, null for the GSTM1 gene or homozy- gous for the GSTP1Val105 allele, were overrepresented in the group exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. No differences in lung function ...
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Study on peak expiratory flow rate in school children from Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
... measures peak expiratory flow rate in liters/minute. 7 The peak flow meter used in present study is the breath-o-meter, manufactured and distributed by Cipla respiratory, ...accurate ...
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Evaluation of cough peak expiratory flow as a predictor of successful mechanical ventilation discontinuation: a narrative review of the literature
... using peak expiratory flow rate is a non-invasive and easily reproducible assessment which can predict extubation ...cough peak expiratory flow measurement (CPEF), is strongly ...
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Hand grip strength and maximum peak expiratory flow: determinants of bone mineral density of adolescent students
... Arithmetic descriptive statistics and the standard devi- ation were used to describe the variables in this study. The “t-test” of student for independent samples was used to verify the differences between the sexes. The ...
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Role of peak expiratory flow rate and chest radiography in children above 5 years of age with acute asthma
... variable expiratory airflow limitation, associated with chronic airway ...of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate [PEFR] and oxygen saturation in determining severity of acute asthma, to measure ...
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Comparative study of seasonal variability in peak expiratory flow rate amongst school children in rural and urban areas
... of peak expiratory flow was pioneered by Martin Wright, who produced the first meter specifically designed to measure this index of lung ...of peak flow meters: two major types: the ...
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Relationship of Obesity and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) amongst 8-15 Years Old School Children
... Three such readings were obtained from each child. The highest value obtained were taken as Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR). 24,25 The relevant data were collected in the computer and statistical ...
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Relationship between Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Muslim Females of Varanasi
... of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Using peak flow meter PEFR was ...the peak flow meter. Peak flow meter has three zones ...
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