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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / April 2004is peak flow meter readings
is peak flow meter readings the same as oxygen levels? does anyone know? HUGS!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A LESS SCARY DAY TODAY! ONE DAY AT A TIME! ANGEL PRECIOUS MARIE SPECIAL NEEDS MOTHERS ARE ANGELS IN DISGUISE SENT FROM HEAVEN! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! mother of Tomas-spinal bifida, hydrophaleus, sciolosis, right ear deafness, epilepsy (Tonic-clonic, absence, complex partial, simple partial, atonic, myoclonic), left-field blindness, tethered cord, allergies, ezema, lazy eye, developmentally delayed Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds Antonio-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma No, they are not the same at all. Oxygen levels in the blood (read by using a pulseoximeter - a small probe put on the end of a digit or earlobe) inform you of the amount of oxygen in the blood thereby letting you know if you need to have oxygen therapy or not. Peak flow readings are completely different in that they measure the fastest rate of air that you can blow out of your lungs. Its used to help diagnose asthma. See: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=23069154 hope this helps col x > is peak flow meter readings the same as oxygen levels? does anyone > know? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Anastasia-ezema, allergies, nosebleeds > Antonio-mild mental disability(MMD),ezema, allergies, asthma Col, I did not know about the oxygen readings. It is good to be informed on yet another detail! |
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