TY - GEN
T1 - Smart phone compatible peak expiratory flow meter
AU - Natarajan, S.
AU - Castner, J.
AU - Titus, A. H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/2/10
Y1 - 2014/2/10
N2 - Asthma is a chronic air way inflammatory disease that restricts airflow in lungs through acute reduction of airway by a combination of smooth muscle constriction, swelling, and increased mucus secretion. While there is no cure for asthma, the disease can be controlled by avoiding or removing triggers, closely monitoring lung function, and medication management. The home environment is essential to the prevention, control, and treatment of asthma. Home care includes self-monitoring using peak expiratory flow (PEF) device and a written asthma action plan. A peak flow meter is used to measure the volume of forced exhalation, and is a reliable and objective measure to signify potential onset of exacerbation before symptoms are felt, determine the severity of exacerbations, and evaluate treatment. Existing peak flow meters require the user to remember and follow the procedure to take peak flow measurements and thus have reduced compliance. In this paper we propose a low cost, portable, smartphone compatible peak flow meter design that connects to a smartphone through the audio jack.
AB - Asthma is a chronic air way inflammatory disease that restricts airflow in lungs through acute reduction of airway by a combination of smooth muscle constriction, swelling, and increased mucus secretion. While there is no cure for asthma, the disease can be controlled by avoiding or removing triggers, closely monitoring lung function, and medication management. The home environment is essential to the prevention, control, and treatment of asthma. Home care includes self-monitoring using peak expiratory flow (PEF) device and a written asthma action plan. A peak flow meter is used to measure the volume of forced exhalation, and is a reliable and objective measure to signify potential onset of exacerbation before symptoms are felt, determine the severity of exacerbations, and evaluate treatment. Existing peak flow meters require the user to remember and follow the procedure to take peak flow measurements and thus have reduced compliance. In this paper we propose a low cost, portable, smartphone compatible peak flow meter design that connects to a smartphone through the audio jack.
KW - Asthma
KW - Home care
KW - Peak flow meter
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84949923210
U2 - 10.1109/HIC.2014.7038894
DO - 10.1109/HIC.2014.7038894
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84949923210
T3 - 2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Conference, HIC 2014
SP - 141
EP - 144
BT - 2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Conference, HIC 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Conference, HIC 2014
Y2 - 8 October 2014 through 10 October 2014
ER -