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Pakkala, Amrith
- Dynamic Lung Functions as an Evaluation Tool in Assessment of Pulmonary System Adaptability in Trained Athletes
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology, Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga
2 Professor Dept of Physiology, PES Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kuppam, Chittoor Dist., AP
3 Assistant Professor, Dept of Physiology, Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga
Source
International Journal of Physiology, Vol 1, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 05-08Abstract
Background : There are conflicting opinions about the degree of adaptability of the respiratory system in delivering the physiological needs in case of severe exercise. Role of the normal respiratory system in delivering oxygen to meet the demands of various degrees of exercise has been a topic of considerable debate .One view holds that the respiratory system is not normally the most limiting factor in the delivery of oxygen, others hold the absence of structural adaptability to physical training cause of limitation of the pulmonary system
Methods : Pulmonary Function Tests were done before&after maximal exercise testing to assess dynamic lung functions in two groups' viz., athletes&non-athletes.
Results : On studying the differences in dynamic lung functions in two groups of non-athletes and athletes, there was no difference in FVC& FEV1, before or after exercise testing in either .The other flow rates MMEF, PEFR, MEF 25% to 75% were on the higher side in trained subjects which was consistently maintained after exercise testing .A higher adaptability of the respiratory system to the training stimulus in the form of a higher elastic recoil pressure of the lungs and a lower resistance of medium to small airways is suggested as the mechanism of adaptability in this study
Keywords
Exercise Testing, Airflow Limitation, Dynamic Lung Functions, Ventilatory functions
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- A Physiological Study of Short Term Gutkha Chewing on Cardio-respiratory Fitness
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Dept of Physiology, MVJ Medical College, Hoskote, Bangalore
2 Professor, Dept of Physiology, PES Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kuppam Chittoor Dist., AP
Source
International Journal of Physiology, Vol 1, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 09-13Abstract
Smokeless tobacco has been advocated as a substitute for cigarette smoking. On the contrary, the use of smokeless tobacco is fraught with health risk and needs to be discouraged. Previous reports have described long term harmful effects of smokeless tobacco on various body parameters, little is known about short term effect of smokeless tobacco on cardio respiratory parameters. Very few studies have been undertaken on the effect of short term use of gutkha, a common form of smokeless tobacco in India on cardio respiratory parameters of youngsters. This aspect of use of smokeless tobacco needs to be attended to.
The present study has been undertaken to study the effect of short term [3-5 years] gutkha chewing on cardio respiratory fitness tests in young healthy gutkha chewers as compared to age and sex matched non gutkha chewing healthy controls.
Various cardio respiratory parameters like resting HR, delta HR, MVV, VE max, VO2 max were studied by using treadmill exercise testing and computerised spirometry
In the present study no statistically significant difference was found in any parameter studied that can be attributed to the residual effect of short term use of gutkha. This is reason enough to discourage gutkha chewers from this unhealthy habit at this early stage itself before permanent residual effects on health is seen.
Keywords
Smokeless tobacco, Gutkha, Cardio respiratory, VO2 max, Resting HR, Delta HR, MVV, VE maxReferences
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- Hormonal Influence on the Adaptability of the Pulmonary System to Exercise in Short Term Smokers
Authors
1 Dept of Physiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, IN
2 Dept of Physiology PES Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kuppam, AP, IN