Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Geriatric lung

Dr Shweta, Dr Prafful Kumar

Abstract :

Introduction What is aging.? It‘s refers to impaired ability to maintain homeostasis in face of external and internal challenges or stresses.1 It‘s a driving force of development & increasing the burden of non communicable diseases. Present study focused on lung function test only. Methods & Material: 200 elderly males were selected for the study Inclusion: 200 male subjects ( Study group) aged group 55-65yrs & 66-80yrs Exclusion: Smokers, Nicotine chewers, Hypertension,Type2 Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, kyphosis and any other upper or lower airway infections. Control group: 100 adult males age group ( 28-35yrs) Spriometer (Spiroexcel) Medicaid system was used : Pulmonary function test Statistical analysis: SSPE version 19 Results: Decline % of FEV,FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEFR and MVV in study group compared to that of control Conclusion : Reduction in % Pulmonary function tests along with reduced cough strength.