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Peak flow meter
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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 your asthma. These measurements can be important and help your physician prescribe medicines to keep asthma in control.
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Lungs
The main respiratory organs in the chest where blood is oxygenated.
Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease characterized by recurrent breathing problems. People with asthma have acute episodes or when the air passages in their lungs get narrower, and breathing becomes more difficult. Sometimes episodes of asthma are triggered by allergens, although infection, exercise, cold air and other factors are also important triggers.
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Peak Action
The time period when the effect of something is as strong as it can be such as when insulin in having the most effect on lowering the glucose (sugar) in the blood.
Peak day
The last day your cervical mucus has the consistency of egg white; usually coincides with the beginning of a temperature spike.
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)
A measurement of lung function, established by the patient's blowing into a special device. The higher the number recorded, the better the lung function. PEF is dependent on the severity of the disease, gender, age and height. A lower reading than expected may be caused by an allergy.
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Pancreatitis
Irritation of the pancreas that can make it stop working; most often caused by gallstones or alcohol abuse.
Pap test
Test in which a sample of cells is taken from the cervix and examined to detect cancer or precancerous changes.
Pap smear
Test in which a sample of cells is taken from the cervix and examined to detect cancer or precancerous changes.
Papillary stenosis
A condition in which the openings of the bile ducts and pancreatic ducts narrow.
Parietal cells
Cells in the stomach wall that make hydrochloric acid.
Peak flow meter
Pediatric ophthalmology
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the child’s eye.
Pelvic node dissection
Lymph nodes near the prostate are removed to determine if cancer has spread.
Pelvis
A basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium).
Pepsin
An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
Peptic
Related to the stomach and the duodenum, where pepsin is present.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Lungs
The main respiratory organs in the chest where blood is oxygenated.
Physician
A doctor. An authorized practitioner of medicine.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease characterized by recurrent breathing problems. People with asthma have acute episodes or when the air passages in their lungs get narrower, and breathing becomes more difficult. Sometimes episodes of asthma are triggered by allergens, although infection, exercise, cold air and other factors are also important triggers.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Peak Action
The time period when the effect of something is as strong as it can be such as when insulin in having the most effect on lowering the glucose (sugar) in the blood.
Peak day
The last day your cervical mucus has the consistency of egg white; usually coincides with the beginning of a temperature spike.
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)
A measurement of lung function, established by the patient's blowing into a special device. The higher the number recorded, the better the lung function. PEF is dependent on the severity of the disease, gender, age and height. A lower reading than expected may be caused by an allergy.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Pancreatitis
Irritation of the pancreas that can make it stop working; most often caused by gallstones or alcohol abuse.
Pap test
Test in which a sample of cells is taken from the cervix and examined to detect cancer or precancerous changes.
Pap smear
Test in which a sample of cells is taken from the cervix and examined to detect cancer or precancerous changes.
Papillary stenosis
A condition in which the openings of the bile ducts and pancreatic ducts narrow.
Parietal cells
Cells in the stomach wall that make hydrochloric acid.
Peak flow meter
Pediatric ophthalmology
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the child’s eye.
Pelvic node dissection
Lymph nodes near the prostate are removed to determine if cancer has spread.
Pelvis
A basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium).
Pepsin
An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
Peptic
Related to the stomach and the duodenum, where pepsin is present.
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