World COPD Day…by
Ron
-administered spirometry, is worse than useless.
I can monitor my own PeakFlow and Fev1 daily and provide... respiratory illness age, PeakFlow becomes increasingly unreliable, giving false highs due to the major...
COPD Self-assessment…by
Ron
, then bear in mind that peakflow measurements in older patients can give false highs, Also, in my experience...
You can access a COPD Assessment Test (CAT), sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, here. It’s quite simple, just click...
Low Level Laser Medicine of the Future Part Twoby
Jeffrey Dach MD
In this study we have evaluated the use of blue light (peak at 415 nm) and a mixed blue and red light (peaks...
Cytochrome c oxidase is a photoacceptor, absorbing light
at a peak spectrum of 630-670nm (red...
Spirometer Testby
Rachel M.
by him. I only became strong enough to take the test because of his care and medications. And in office PeakFlowMeter (PFM) dramatically improved after he diagnosed me with COPD and medication started. I am doing better...
Low Level Laser Medicine of the Future, Part Oneby
Jeffrey Dach MD
production. Cytochrome c oxidase is a photo-acceptor, absorbing light at a peak spectrum of 630-670nm (red...) with an average emission power of 10 mW for 60 min. A Spectra Physics M404 power meter was used to measure light...
Children and Asthma: The Goal Is Controlby
FDA
that the right dose of medicine gets into the child’s lungs, while (5) a peakflowmeter can help monitor... also might recommend the use of a peak-flowmeter to check how well a child's asthma is controlled by treatment...
Picture this...by
Diane M.
with a fast, short burst into my peakflowmeter. This measures the efficiency of my lungs or the amount... become easy for me now to "feel" how things are working. I use the peakflowmeter to verify or dismiss...
Spiriva for Asthma?? Not so fast.by
Dr. Matthew M.
was improvement in morning peakflow, which they found that adding tiotropium increased by 25.8 liters per minute... was no worse), they found tiotropium slighlty better than salmeterol in terms of morning peakflow (6.4 liters...