| peak flow meter |
a small hand-held device that measures how fast air comes out of the lungs when a person exhales forcefully. This measurement is called a peak expiratory flow (PEF) and is measured in liters per minute (lpm). A person's PEF may drop hours or even days before asthma symptoms are noticeable. Readings from the meter can help the patient recognize early changes that may be signs of worsening asthma. ...
출처: my.webmd.com/content/article/45/1660_51087.htm
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| peak flow meter |
a portable, inexpensive, hand-held device used to measure the ability to push air out of the lungs. prick skin test - a test to determine if a child is allergic to certain substances. A physician places a drop of the substance being tested on the child's forearm or back and pricks the skin with a needle, allowing a tiny amount to enter the skin. If the child is allergic to the substance, a wheal (mosquito bite-like bump) will form at the site within about 15 minutes. ...
출처: www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/1929/router.asp
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| peak flow meter |
a portable, inexpensive, hand-held device used to measure how air flows from lungs in one "fast blast" to measure the ability to push air out of the lungs. Measurements with a peak flow meter help the patient and physician monitor asthma. These measurements can be important in helping a physician prescribe medicines to keep asthma in control.
출처: www.umm.edu/allergies/glossary.htm
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| peak flow |
Refers to a specific period of time when the discharge of a stream or river is at its highest point.
출처: www.streamnet.org/pub-ed/ff/Glossary/glossarydam.h...
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| peak flow |
The greatest flow attained during the melting of the winter snowpack.
출처: www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/publications/environmental_...
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