A calibrated instrument used to measure lung capacity in monitoring breathing disorders such as asthma.
〔医〕肺活量测量仪
Example sentencesExamples
Recent efforts to increase public awareness about asthma have focused on use of peak flowmeters, control of environmental triggers for asthma, and use of anti-inflammatory agents.
Repeated lung function measurements using portable peak flowmeters have resulted in improved outcomes.
Because of the reversible component of asthma, the use of peak flowmeters to determine airflow on a continued basis is practical and seems to have resulted in improved outcomes.
In addition, although 26% of respondents reported having a peak flowmeter, only 16% used it on a daily basis.
All patients were trained to use the peak flowmeter.
Definition of peak flow meter in US English:
peak flow meter
noun
Medicine
A calibrated instrument used to measure lung capacity in monitoring breathing disorders such as asthma.
〔医〕肺活量测量仪
Example sentencesExamples
Recent efforts to increase public awareness about asthma have focused on use of peak flowmeters, control of environmental triggers for asthma, and use of anti-inflammatory agents.
All patients were trained to use the peak flowmeter.
Repeated lung function measurements using portable peak flowmeters have resulted in improved outcomes.
In addition, although 26% of respondents reported having a peak flowmeter, only 16% used it on a daily basis.
Because of the reversible component of asthma, the use of peak flowmeters to determine airflow on a continued basis is practical and seems to have resulted in improved outcomes.