The participants of inter-university "Kabaddi" competition showed higher values of height, weight and surface area than average Indian population, indicating better attainment of growth in them. Further, the values of respiratory efficiency tests like, FEVy, MEFR and PEFR were also observed to be more in these players, probably due to training effect. The grip strength values were high in comparison to those of Indian football goalkeepers and hockey players.
The differences in the distribution pattern of muscle fiber types between short-, middle-, and long-distance runners are well known. Since slow- and fast-twitch muscle fibers have different oxidative and glycolytic activities, lactate and pyruvate blood concentrations are expected to behave differently in athletes training in different sports disciplines after short exercise. Twenty-four well-trained athletes participated in the present study. The purpose of the investigation was to examine lactate and pyruvate blood concentrations during a 5-min treadmill exercise test at 6 km/h with a slope of 10% in short-, middle-, and long-distance runners and athletes of other disciplines (nonrunners). The highest and lowest post-exercise lactate and pyruvate levels were found in the short- and long-distance runners, respectively. In contrast to what was found in all other athletes, a decrease of the lactate-pyruvate ratio was observed in the middle-distance runners after exercise. The combination of both aerobic and anaerobic training in these athletes could account for this observation.
Hemangioma of the gallbladder is rare, with less than 10 cases reported in the literature. It may represent a hamartomatous proliferation of connective tissue in the gallbladder or may be congenital in origin. Although liver hemangiomas rarely present with spontaneous rupture, it has not been documented in gallbladder hemangiomas. This report presents a case of gallbladder hemangioma that ruptured spontaneously and presented with hemoperitoneum.
The determination of serum Ig E may be of value in identifying those children presenting with first wheezing attack, who may develop asthma in future. Only a long-term follow-up of these patients can give an answer to the postulation that raised Ig E level at the time of first viral lower respiratory tract infection is a potential marker for the development of recurrent wheezing in later life.
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