The PEFR is the maximum rate of airflow that can be achieved during a sudden forced expiration form a position of full inspiration.
The good points about PEFR are:
The bad points about PEFR are that the value depends on:
Also PEFR is a measure of airflow and cannot detect restrictive ventilatory defects, such as those caused by pulmonary fibrosis, since these reduce lung volume but do not affect airflow (1).
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