peak flow meter

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peak flow meter

n.
A portable instrument that detects minute decreases in air flow, used by people with asthma to monitor small changes in breathing capacity.
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The primary variables measured included forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expired volume in one second (fEv1), FVC/FEV1, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV).
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Each student measured peak expiratory flow rate three times a day for 42 days.
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