Background: A rural ultrasound program was started in Nepal in order to detect complicated pregnancies early in health post where radiologists are not available to provide their services. The study aims to investigate whether focused obstetric ultrasound trained nurses were capable of detecting high risk pregnancy at an early stage in their health post and refer them to higher centre timely so that they are taken care properly.
Methods: The study site for research were health posts and hospitals where the rural ultrasound program had been conducted in districts of Sudurpashchim province.
Med Sci Sports Exerc
January 1999
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of repeated heavy exercise on postexercise pulmonary diffusing capacity (DL) and the development of exercise induced arterial hypoxemia (EIH).
Methods: 13 endurance-trained, male athletes (age = 27+/-3 yr, height = 179.6+/-5.
The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the difference in energy expenditure between traditional cycling handlebars and aero-bars during outdoor submaximal cycling. Eleven trained cyclists (age = 29.3 +/- 1.
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