| Descriptor English: | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Ápice del Flujo Espiratorio
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pico do Fluxo Expiratório | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Débit expiratoire de pointe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Expiratory Peak Flow Rate Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory PEFR |
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| Tree number(s): |
E01.370.386.700.660.225.600 G09.772.650.300.790 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010366 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR. |
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| Annotation: | usually NIM; do not confuse with MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; (MEFR) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES 1975-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES 1975-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 27741 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010366 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/12/12 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
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| Concept UI |
M0016077 |
| Scope note | Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR. |
| Preferred term | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate |
| Entry term(s) |
Expiratory Peak Flow Rate Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory PEFR |
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