Barach E M
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Flint.
J Fam Pract. 1994 Feb;38(2):161-5.
Asthma, a disease of reversible airway hyperactivity, is responsible for 6.5 million visits to ambulatory care offices each year. In spite of treatment advances, asthma-related deaths have increased 31% from 1980 to 1987. The severity of asthma is often determined solely by history and physical examination, which can result in either overestimation or underestimation of disease severity. To optimize management, objective quantitative criteria should be added to the diagnostic evaluation. The use of peak flow meters provides physicians with easily obtainable objective measurements to augment their diagnostic armamentarium in the treatment of asthma.
哮喘是一种气道具有可逆性高反应性的疾病，每年导致650万人次到门诊护理机构就诊。尽管治疗方法有所进步，但从1980年到1987年，哮喘相关死亡人数仍增加了31%。哮喘的严重程度通常仅由病史和体格检查来确定，这可能导致对疾病严重程度的高估或低估。为了优化管理，诊断评估应增加客观的定量标准。使用峰值流量计可为医生提供易于获得的客观测量值，以增强他们在哮喘治疗中的诊断手段。
