Peak flow meter.Respironics HealthScan Asthma & Allergy Products introduces the [AshtmaMentor.sup.TM] Peak Flow Meter peak flow meter n. A portable instrument that detects minute decreases in air flow and that is used by people with asthma to monitor small changes in breathing capacity. . AsthmaMentor has been designed to automatically calculate peak flow zones and help clinicians teach their patients in minutes what to do when their asthma conditions change, saving valuable time for patient education. In the past, peak flow meters told patients "how they were doing" (by measuring peak expiratory flow rate peak expiratory flow rate (pēkˑ ek·spīˑ·r (PEFR PEFR, n See peak expiratory flow rate. PEFR Peak expiratory flow rate ). AsthmaMentor helps patients understand how to follow the medication instructions and Asthma Action Plans their physicians provide according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. changes in peak flow readings. AsthmaMentor's exclusive built-in [AutoZone.sup.TM] System automatically calculates green, yellow, and red peak flow zones when the top of the AutoZone color bar is set to a patient's personal best or predicted average PEFR. The Asthma Action Plan Sticker provides color-coordinated areas in which the physician can write medication instructions. Stickers can be affixed af·fix tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es 1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package. 2. to the back of the meter so that action plan instructions are easily matched with daily peak flows. |
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