High altitude medicine and physiology / John B. West, Robert B. Schoene, Andrew Luks, James S. Milledge
- Author
- West, John B. (John Burnard)
- Published
- Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]
- Edition
- Fifth edition.
- Physical Description
- xiv, 563 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 26 cm
- Additional Creators
- Milledge, James S., Schoene, Robert B., 1946-, and Luks, Andrew
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.History -- 2.The atmosphere -- 3.Geography and the human response to altitude -- 4.Genetics and high altitude -- 5.Altitude acclimatization and deterioration -- 6.Control of breathing at high altitude -- 7.Pulmonary gas exchange -- 8.Cardiovascular system -- 9.Hematology -- 10.Blood-gas transport and acid-base balance -- 11.Peripheral tissues -- 12.Exercise -- 13.Limiting factors at extreme altitude -- 14.Sleep -- 15.Nutrition, metabolism and intestinal function -- 16.Endocrine and renal systems at altitude -- 17.Central nervous system -- 18.High altitude populations -- 19.Acute mountain sickness -- 20.High altitude cerebral edema -- 21.High altitude pulmonary edema -- 22.Chronic mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary hypertension -- 23.Other altitude-related conditions -- 24.Physiology and medical aspects of heat and cold -- 25.Pre-existing medical conditions at altitude -- 26.Women at altitude -- 27.Extremes of age at altitude: children and the elderly -- 28.Commercial, scientific and military activities at high altitude -- 29.Athletes and altitude.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781444154320 (hardback)
144415432X (hardback) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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