COUGHING IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GENERAL PRACTICE: WHEN ARE RAST’s FOR INHALATION ALLERGY INDICATED? Eysink
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refutes the benefits of written action plans based on peakflow monitoring compared with symptom-based plans in improving health care utilization, symptoms, or lung function” and even further that “data are insufficient to support or refute the benefits of using written asthma action plans compared with medical management alone.” A recent Cochrane systematic review also found no difference in any outcome measure when comparing written action plans based on peak-flow measurements to those based on symptoms or any difference in outcomes when formal written action plans were or were not provided. I believe we have ample evidence to abandon the routine use of peak-flow meters.
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