How is a peak flow test carried out
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measurement & explanation - OSCE Guide
good morning my name is Andrew and one
of the finally our medical students
going to just confirm your name and age
please I'm Simon and I'm 24 nice to meet
you Simon
today I've been asked to take something
called a peak flow measurement this will
just involve breathing out into this
peak flow meter on the table would that
be okay yeah that's fine it'll just help
us assess how well your Asmus controlled
at the moment okay
okay Simon in terms of setting up the
equipment the important aspects are to
ensure that the mouthpiece is inserted
into the peak flow meter and to ensure
that the dial is set to zero now that
you've got your equipment set up Simon
there's some important aspects of the
technique to remember these are to
ensure that you set up nice and straight
to take a nice deep breath in as far as
you can to ensure that your lips are
sealed around the mouthpiece and to
breathe out as hard and as fast as you
can okay okay I'm now going to
demonstrate
you then need to look at the reading you
get on the peak flow meter okay was that
all quite clear I think so yeah
brilliant would you like to just repeat
to me what you've learned so far
sure okay and so I need to put my own
mouthpiece in set the dial back to zero
and then sit up nice and straight and
then take a nice deep breath in as far
as I can and then breathe out as hard
and fast as I can as well that sounds
perfect to you okay it's not time for
you to have a go all right
that's a really good score of 700 to
finish we just need to take another two
readings we'll take the best of all
three readings and record it in your
peak flow diary okay thank you very much
