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High Altitude [electronic resource] : Human Adaptation to Hypoxia / edited by Erik R. Swenson, Peter Bärtsch

Author
Swenson, Erik R.
Published
New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Physical Description
XI, 496 pages 92 illustrations, 16 illustrations in color : online resource
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Bärtsch, Peter, 1946- and SpringerLink (Online service)
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing / Paul T. Schumacker -- 2.Cellular and Molecular Defenses Against Hypoxia / Joachim Fandrey -- 3.Control of Breathing / Remco R. Berendsen -- 4.Lung Function and Gas Exchange / Susan R. Hopkins -- 5.Pulmonary Circulation / Erik R. Swenson -- 6.Cardiovascular System / Benjamin D. Levine -- 7.Cerebral Circulation and Brain / Christopher H.E. Imray -- 8.Autonomic Nervous System / Victoria E. Claydon -- 9.Skeletal Muscle Tissue Changes with Hypoxia / Michael Vogt -- 10.Blood and Haemostasis / Peter Bartsch -- 11.Renal Function and Fluid Homeostasis / Niels V. Olsen -- 12.Endocrine Function / Jean-Paul Richalet -- 13.Gastrointestinal Function / Simon Travis -- 14.Immune System / Erik R. Swenson -- 15.Nutrition and Metabolism / George A. Brooks -- 16.Exercise / Carsten Lundby -- 17.Sleep / Konrad E. Bloch -- 18.Reproduction and Growth / Susan Niermeyer -- 19.Human Evolution at High Altitude / Cynthia M. Beall -- 20.Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Cerebral Oedema / Damian Miles Bailey -- 21.High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) / Erik R. Swenson -- 22.Chronic Mountain Sickness / Francisco C. Villafuerte -- 23.High Altitude and Common Medical Conditions / Peter H. Hackett.
Summary
Over the last decade the science and medicine of high altitude and hypoxia adaptation has seen great advances.High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxiaaddresses the challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and the particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to high altitude. In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the basic science and the clinical consequences of exposure to high altitude. Genetic, cellular, organ and whole body systemresponses to high altitudes are covered and chapters discuss these effects on a wide range of diseases. Expert authors provide insight into the care of patients with pre-existing medical conditions that fail in some cases to adapt as well as offer insights into how high altitude research can help critically ill patients. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia is an important new volume that offers a window into greater understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases.
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9781461487722
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