Microlife PF 100 Peak Flow Meter for Spirometry with FEV1
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Product Reviews of Microlife PF 100 Peak Flow Meter for Spirometry with FEV1
Product Review: microlife PF 100 delivers
Summary: 5 Stars
I have moderate allergic asthma and found it very interesting that this product measures FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) in addition to PEFR. As I understand it, FEV1 is considered the more important reading on Spirometers when looking at Asthma, so I am more interested in monitoring my FEV1 levels than PEFR. In any event, upon receipt I found this product easy to set up, and quite simple to use. It's designed well in that the tubing separates from the body of the device for easy cleaning as does the mouthpiece. I took the unit to my Pulmonologist's office and they thought it appeared to be quite accurate. I can definitely see my FEV1 level change when I'm having a bad day, and need to use my rescue Inhaler. I can also see how much the FEV1 increases after the rescue inhaler is used. If you get a printout of your spirometer readings at your doctor's office, you can use that info to compare against FEV1 readings on this unit at home. No more mechanical meter. I don't bother with the computer software stuff, I just write things out. Others who are more interested in PEFR readings will likely find this unit quite helpful. I can highly recommend this product, and the price seems right.Product Review: problems
Summary: 3 Stars
1. Somehow 7 out of 10 times this device can't record properly. For example, after my son blows in it, it shows 200 and the FEV but then when it's ready for the next blow, instead of zero, it shows Hi. From there, my son's previous reading and all the following attempts will be recorded as Hi instead of any numbers. When it shows Hi, I have to turn it off, and then turn it on again until it shows zero. 2. I didn't purchase the program to analyze the readings but didn't realize without the software I can't transfer the data to my computer either. For the price of this device, I think Microlife should allow users to download data to the computer. 3. the interval between different readings is too short. It makes reading previous records difficult and manually recording previous readings impossible.