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7 Best Peak Flow Meters for Monitoring Lung Function

If you are dealing with a chronic lung disorder such as COPD or asthma, peak flow meters can greatly help. Many doctors and respiratory therapists recommend these portable devices as part of the elaborate respiratory treatment plan. To help you find the right one, here are the top picks compiled in a list. READ MORE.

Peak Flow Meters/Spirometers

Things To Know About Using an Incentive Spirometer

An incentive spirometer is a breathing device designed to improve lung capacity. Learn all about using an incentive spirometer.

Peak Flow Meters/Spirometers

INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY (IST)

As a hospital protocol, a patient will be put on IST (incentive spirometry therapy) after any type of surgery. The purpose of this therapy is to avoid pneumonia post-surgery. After surgery, most patients are bed-bound for days if not weeks. This takes its toll on the patient’s muscular, cardiac, and respiratory systems. Here we are going to address the respiratory system.

Peak Flow Meters/Spirometers

What Is A Peak Flow Meter And Who Needs One?

A peak flow meter is a very inexpensive tool to help a person who suffers from asthma, COPD, or other lung disease(s) to monitor their lung function, specifically peak flows.Consider adding a peak flow meter to your daily routine if you have asthma, emphysema, or another chronic lung disease.

Peak Flow Meters/Spirometers

Spirometry: A Brief Guide to Lung Capacity Measurement Device

A spirometer is a device used to measure the volume of air inhaled and exhaled by the lungs. A spirometer measures ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs. The spirogram will identify two different types of abnormal ventilation patterns, namely obstructive and restrictive.

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