Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Respiratory Dynamics in summer and winter Seasons

Dr Amit R Dedun, Dr Mina D Varlekar, Dr Pradip H Damor

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Background: Global warming is the long term rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system. Environmental changes temperature and humidity may affect on respiratory dynamics. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to see the seasonal effect on pulmonary function. Materials and Methods: This study based on the seasons using result from spirometry, questionnaires to investigate the participants’ respiratory system problem/symptom related to sedentary life style and smoking habit, etc. Anthropometric parameter has been taken. All participants were subjected to performe spirometry. Spirometry values were tabulated with mean and median. Results: Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1-s (FEV1), and peak expiratory flow rate values were significantly increase in winter, but FEV1/FVC and forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% decrease with increasing environmental temperature. Conclusion: lung capacity and respiratory rate change with seasons.

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RESPIRATORY DYNAMICS IN SUMMER AND WINTER SEASONS, Dr Amit R Dedun, Dr Mina D Varlekar, Dr Pradip H Damor GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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