Athlete monitoring

Failure to ingest adequate amounts of carbohydrates resulted in sweating, blurred vision, tremors, headaches, and confusion. Smarter athletes monitored their blood sugar (glucose) levels with test strips or metes. 

L.T. Rossetto, I. Muller, V. Bmsamarello, E. Fabris, C.E. Pereira, Wireless portable sensor for athletic monitoring, in Proc. IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) 2012, May 13-16, 2012, pp. 2371-2375. 

In the workplace, an EMIT screening is typically used, with a CG/MS confirmation if the EMIT is positive. However, this is not a rule employers can, and some do, use unusual procedures. Some employers use the RIA, and some use the hair test. The government often uses RIA. They may or may not supervise the subject. Olympic athletes must be monitored by courier after a competition. The courier stays with the athlete until the athlete urinates, with a time frame of up to sixty minutes. 

Outdoor Air Pollution. Applications include monitoring neighborhoods near a small local source municipal incinerators photochemical smog episodes and their impact on outdoor athletics and recreation urban traffic congestion and dust resuspension from hazardous wastes. 

T-4 drugs suppress endogenous thyroid hormone production significantly. After discontinuance, most athletes experienced a metabolic lag period of 3-15 days before thyroid function rebound occurred. Interesting fact is that most monitored athletes experienced a 120-130 % increase in endogenous thyroid hormones at that point. And some maintain that level permanently. 

Therapists may also play an important role in educating patients about the dangers of androgen abuse. When dealing with an athletic population, physical therapists may serve as a source of information about anabolic steroids. Therapists should advise athletes about the potential side effects, such as liver, cardiovascular, and reproductive abnormalities. Therapists can also monitor blood pressure in athletes who appear to be using androgenic steroids. This interaction may help prevent a hypertensive crisis, as well as illustrate to the athlete the harmful effects of these drugs. 

Corticosteroids are used by some athletes and racing horses to enhance their performances. In order to prohibit drug doping, many sport organizations, e.g., International Olympic Committee, attempt to monitor the corticosteroids in urine of athletes. An example of earlier GC-MS method in steroid screen consists of procedures of deconjugation of glucuronide and sulfate, derivatization with MSTFA and GC-MS analysis [98], The more recent LC-MS/MS methods separate the corticosteroids by... 

Antibodies specific for a hormone erythropoietin, are being tested as a monitor for hormone therapy of anemia. The antibody can be used to identify the misuse of the hormone by athletes to enhance performance in competitive sports. 

An epimer of testosterone, epitestosterone (17a-hydro-xylated testosterone), is produced by the testes and excreted as such in the urine in amounts approximately equal to that of testosterone(T epiT 1 1). Epitestosterone is biologically inactive, but it is not a metabolite, and is believed to be produced only by the gonads thus, it is used as a gonadal steroid marker. In women, the ratio of T to epiT is also normally 1 1. Urinary T epiT is useful in monitoring abuse of anabolic steroids by athletes because the ratio increases when any exogenous testosterone derivative is used. 

It can be expected that sports clothing will be the future platform of sensors and actuators to monitor and guide the athletes, and that new developments will also enable better cooling of the athlete. 

That future developments in sports garments involve the integration of sensors and actuators, enabling monitoring of the athlete and selective body cooling... 

Safety Real-time feedback of vital statistics Monitor athletes with known medical conditions/disabilities Identifying warning status for athletes Tracking of athletes... 

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