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How To Use A Peak Flow Meter Instruction Sheet

How to Use a Peak Flow Meter

Your health care provider may prescribe a peak flow meter to monitor your breathing.

A peak flow meter is a simple device that measures air flow. It can be used as a tool

to assess the severity of your asthma, to check your response to treatment or to monitor

lung function when your asthma symptoms flare up.

The following are steps that you should follow to properly use a peak flow meter:

1. Move the marker on the peak flow meter to the bottom of the scale so that it

reads zero or is at base level.

2. Hold the peak flow meter so that you do not block holes or interfere with the

movement of the marker.

3. Stand up straight.

4. Take a deep breath and fill your lungs all the way.

5. Hold your breath while you place the device in your mouth, and close your

lips around the mouthpiece. Do not put your tongue inside the hole.

7. Write down the

number you

6. Blow out as

receive.

hard and as fast

as you can for

8. Repeat steps one

one to two

to six for a total of

seconds. You

three times. Record

want to move the

the highest of the

marker as far as

three numbers –

you can.

this is your peak

flow number.

How To Use A Peak Flow Meter Instruction Sheet