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Peak flow meter use - series: Peak flow meter use - part six

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Peak flow meter use - part one

Peak flow meter use - part two

Peak flow meter use - part three

Peak flow meter use - part four

Peak flow meter use - part five

Peak flow meter use - part six

Peak flow meter use - part seven

Move the marker back to the bottom, and repeat these steps two more times. If you cough or make a mistake, do not include this as one of your three tries.

Record the highest of the three numbers in your peak flow diary.

Update Date: 10/30/2006

Updated by: Donald Accetta, MD, MPH, President, Allergy & Asthma Care, PC, Taunton, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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