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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 8/2017

01-08-2017 | Editorial Commentary

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate as a Monitoring Tool in Asthma

Authors: Krishna Mohan Gulla, S. K. Kabra

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 8/2017

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory illness of children. As of now there is no cure for asthma but it can be controlled with medications. The treatment is long and is modified according to the control of asthma. Assessment of control is based on clinical symptoms. To make the assessment more objective, pulmonary function tests (PFT) have been added in many assessment tools. Commonly used PFT for assessment is spirometry; commonly used indices in spiromtery include: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Mid Expiratory Flow Rates and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR). Spirometry requires cooperation from the patients and children above 6–7 y of age are able to perform spirometry. In addition, the equipment is expensive and needs a trained person who can perform this test in children. A small inexpensive equipment that measures PEFR is in use for assessment of asthma. …
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Metadata
Title
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate as a Monitoring Tool in Asthma
Authors
Krishna Mohan Gulla
S. K. Kabra
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2398-x

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