Evaluation of pulmonary functions in alternate fuel users
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Indoor air pollution is present in rural areas due to usage of biomass fuel like wood dung or crop residues for cooking The rural women are exposed to the smoke produced by combustion of these materials which can cause harmful effects to the respiratory system The present study was done to evaluate the lung functions in women exposed to biomass fuel smoke for chronic periodMaterials and Methods The case control study included 102 female subjects divided into two age matched groups of 52 biomass fuel users and 50 Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG users Pulmonary function tests PFT namely Forced vital capacity FVC Forced expiratory volume in one second FEV1 Forced expiratory flow FEF2575 and Forced expiratory volume percentage FEV1 were assessed by computerized spirometry Statistical comparison was done by using the student ttestResults The percentage predicted value of the lung parameters of the biomass fuel users FVC p1 p2575 p1 pConclusion The results of this study suggest that exposure to biomass fuel smoke for chronic period can lead to reduction in lung function This study also shows the importance of interventions required to improve the standard of living conditions like usage of low smoke fuels Keywords Biomass fuel users Liquefied petroleum gas users Computer spirometry Pulmonary function test
Authors and Affiliations
B. Jaya, A. Sornam, S. Vadivel, M. Geetha
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP476076
- DOI 10.18231/2394-2126.2018.0069
- Views 59
- Downloads 0
Effect of cold stress on heart rate and blood pressure in healthy offspring with and without parental history of type2 diabetes mellitus
Introduction The cold pressor test which is considered to be a sympathoexcitatory maneuver is a simple noninvasive and validated test of sympathetic activation The heart rate and blood pressure responses to CPT could be...
Study of mandibular thickness in dentulous and edentulous mandibles
There are several methods of reconstruction for lower human jaw but the most common and safest is using plates and screws The size of the lower jaw bone varies from person to person therefore plates and screws are availa...
Effect of stress on erythryocytic osmotic fragility in healthy individuals
Background: The aim of the study was to examine relationship between severity of stress and onset/completion of erythrocyte haemolysis in normal healthy individuals. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Phys...
Correlation of anthropometric indices related to obesity with pulmonary function tests in female medical students
Obesity is a major contributor to many classes of disease including pulmonary diseases The purpose of the study to predict the risk of future pulmonary diseases by using indices related to obesity Various such indices ha...
The better version of routine tissue processing technique-modified tissue processing
We all know that “necessity is the mother of all inventions”, this applies very well to this technique. This experiment was carried out to overcome the drawbacks of routine tissue processing like difficult procurement, s...