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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System > Respiratory Function Tests > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Flow Rates > Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Flow Rates > Peak Expiratory Flow Rate

Preferred term

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Expiratory Peak Flow Rate
  • Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory
  • PEFR

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