Doping and Respiratory System

Athletes and doping: effects of drugs on the respiratory system.

Doping is an area of ongoing public, legal, and medical debate and in recent years it has been reported to be connected with many sports including athletics, cycling, body building, soccer, and swimming. Ethical issues related to doping include the honesty of the sports competition and the safety of drugs and other methods applied to improve the physical performance. These issues are of increas...

نظام سیاسی و فرهنگ مالیات politic system and tax culture

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Evaluation of respiratory system in textile-dyeing workers

  Background :Despite the presence of many textile and dyeing plants in Iran, we couldn’t find similar studies in this country. Forthermore, considering progress in the dyeing process and engineering controls, assessment of respiratory system is important for these workers. The present study was performed to evaluate the respiratory system in dyeing workers.   Methods : In a cross-sectional stu...

Respiratory system

Respiratory System

Gas exchange occurs in the alveolus where the thin laminar blood flow and inspired air are separated only by a thin tissue layer. Gas exchange takes 0.25 seconds or 1/3 of the total transit time of a red cell. The entire blood volume of the body passes through the lungs each minute in the resting state, that is 5 liters per minute. The total surface area of the lung is about 80 meters square, e...