Asthma
6.3% of the population (17 million people in the U S alone) suffer from mild to severe Asthma. The majority of asthmatics take some form of medication and many use a Peak Flow Meter to manage their asthma or lung condition. Fortunately, studies from the Centers for Disease Control have shown that close monitoring of vital signs helps control a health condition, reduces the risk of the condition worsening, and improves the health-quality of life.
PHDtoGo's PHDChart System can help you! The PHDChart System gives you an opportunity to participate in your heath progress. Each day you log onto www.PHDtoGo.com and record your Peak Flow reading and weight over the Internet on our confidential site (click here for our Privacy Statement). The proprietary PHDChart System generates an easy-to-read graph that visually illustrates your Peak Flow readings, your personal best, your weight, and your responses to specific condition-related questions. Your chart (click on the sample below) will show you whether or not your vital signs are running within normal limits. (Colored bands on the PHDChart, based on national standards of care, make it easy for you to tell.) Trends become apparent. Your progress will be clearly defined! If you need equipment to monitor your vital signs, visit corpuscare.com to purchase the right monitoring tools for your condition.
Seeing a visual graph of your Peak Flow may actually indicate changes in your asthma condition before you feel them. If your daily medication is changed or adjusted, graphing Peak Flow readings along with your medication use can be an important part of your asthma management plan. If you are a parent who is monitoring asthmatic children, graphing Peak Flow usage can alert you to impending problems and help you monitor your child's condition even scale down activity levels before an emergency occurs.
If you desire, you can share the PHDChart with your doctor. Print a full color copy from the Internet at any time and take it with you on your next appointment. Email your personal PHDChart to your physician. Or, if you choose to give him access to your personal PHDChart ID#, he can view your current vital data anywhere and anytime on the Internet.