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Peak flow meter use - Series—Peak flow meter use - part seven

Peak Flow Meter Use - Part Seven

Overview

Check which zone corresponds with your highest score. Follow the plan developed by you and your doctor for the appropriate zone.

If your best effort is in the red zone, take your relief medication immediately and call your doctor or go to the emergency room.

Review Date 1/1/2025

Updated by: Frank D. Brodkey, MD, FCCM, Associate Professor, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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