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The values ​​of peak flow meter

The measurement of peak flow (or peak flow, or maximum) reflects the strength with which it is capable of blowing air in and out of the lungs. The most important step is to blow out. Apparatus for measuring these flows are called peak flow meters or peak flow. The maneuver involves filling the lungs and blow it as fast and as hard as possible into the mouthpiece of the device.

Most adults and children over 6 years are able to properly use a peak flow meter. These devices have a marker that slides on a scale when blown through the nozzle. The better controlled asthma is, the stronger will blow and get better values ​​in their attempts. In addition, if asthma is well controlled, these values ​​tend to be fairly stable. Read the rest of this entry »

Why should keep a diary about asthma?

Asthma management is not just about taking the correct medication dosage. Of course, this is the most important to keep asthma well controlled, but not the only thing you can do. It can also help maintain control of the disease by avoiding the triggers that tend to unbalance the disease.

Bronchial asthma is a very variable disease, and manifests itself differently from person to person. It is therefore important to learn everything you can about the disease and the triggers that affect them personally yourself. Sometimes it is difficult to identify exactly what these triggers. Some may be quite obvious, as when symptoms immediately after having been in contact with a cat or a dog. At other times it takes some detective work, and this is the reason why a diary of asthma can be very useful. Read the rest of this entry »

A man aged 31 has died in Andalusia by complications from a mutation of the influenza virus A, ‘D222G’, becoming the second death in Spain by this alteration of the H1N1 virus first detected in Norway, as reports in its latest weekly report from the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

This patient, who had no medical history, eventually dying of multiple organ failure after several complications, reports the monitoring system sentinel physicians, which however does not specify the time of death. However, sources with the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, consulted by Europa Press, claim that this mutation is “expected” behavior according to each year have the flu virus. Read the rest of this entry »

Frequent and increasing, asthma is responsible for 2 000 deaths each year. To improve care and reduce the terrible toll the development of therapeutic education is essential. It should soon be more accessible or refunded.

Bachelot law or statute “Hospital Patients, Health and Territory” passed in June 2009 stresses the importance of therapeutic education. What does that mean? What is its efficiency, particularly in asthma? Answers from Dr. Marc Sapene, pulmonologist and president of the Asthma and Allergy Association, and Marie-Pierre Rinn, asthmatic and Chair of the antenna Tours of this association.

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