High Altitude Physiology and Medicine

High Altitude Physiology and Medicine edited by W. Brendel, R. A. Zink.

High altitude physiology and medicine has again become important. The excep­ tional achievements of mountaineers who have climbed nearly all peaks over 8,000 m without breathing equipment raise the question of maximal adaptation ca­ pacity of man to low oxygen pressures. More importantly, the increa...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Brendel, W. (Editor), Zink, R. A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1982.
Edition:1st ed. 1982.
Series:Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine,
Springer eBook Collection.
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Human physiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • I: Physiology of Adaptation
  • Oxygen Uptake in the Lungs
  • 1. Sleep Hypoxemia at Altitude
  • 2. O2 Breathing at Altitude: Effects on Maximal Performance
  • 3. Oxygen Uptake at High Altitude: Limiting Role of Diffusion in Lungs
  • 4. Respiratory and Cardiocirculatory Responses of Acclimatization of High Altitude Natives (La Paz, 3500 m) to Tropical Lowland (Santa Cruz, 420 m)
  • 5. Chemoreflex Ventilatory Responses at Sea Level in Subjects with Past History of Good Acclimatization and Severe Acute Mountain Sickness
  • 6. Dysoxia (Abnormal Cell O2 Metabolism) and High Altitude Exposure
  • Oxygen Affinity and Oxygen Unloading
  • 7. Minimal $${{\text{P}}_{{O_2}}}$$ in Working and Resting Tissues
  • 8. Effects of High Altitude (Low Arterial $${{\text{P}}_{{O_2}}}$$) and of Displacements of the Oxygen Dissociation Curve of Blood on Peripheral O2 Extraction and $${{\text{P}}_{{O_2}}}$$
  • 9. Influence of the Position of the Oxygen Dissociation Curve on the Oxygen Supply to Tissues
  • 10. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Dissociation Curves During and After a Stay at Moderate Altitude
  • Hypoxia and Anaerobic Metabolism
  • 11. Ventilatory, Circulatory, and Metabolic Mechanisms During Muscular Exercise at High Altitude (La Paz, 3500 m)
  • 12. The Effects of Hypoxia on Maximal Anaerobic Alactic Power in Man
  • 13. Anaerobic Metabolism at High Altitude: The Lactacid Mechanism
  • 14. Oxygen Deficit and Debt in Submaximal Exercise at Sea Level and High Altitude
  • Flow Distribution and Oxygen Transport
  • 15. Blood Rheology in Hemoconcentration
  • 16. Oxygen Transport Capacity
  • 17. Skeletal Muscle Perfusion, Exercise Capacity, and the Optimal Hematocrit
  • 18. Cardiac Output and Regional Blood Flows in Altitude Residents
  • 19. The Pulmonary Circulation of High Altitude Natives
  • 20. Comparison Between Newcomer Rats and First Generation of Rats Born at High Altitude, Particularly Concerning the Oxygen Supply to the Heart
  • 21. Circulatory Flow of Oxygen Returning to the Lung During Submaximal Exercise in Altitude Residents
  • 22. Effect of the ?-Adrenergic Blocking Agent Phentolamine (Regitine) on Acute Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Awake Dogs
  • Hormonal, Hematologic, and Electrolyte Changes
  • 23. Hormonal Responses to Exercise at Altitude in Sea Level and Mountain Man
  • 24. Time Course of Plasma Growth Hormone During Exercise in Man at Altitude
  • 25. Transcapillary Escape Rate of Albumin After Exposure to 4300 m
  • 26. Platelet Survival and Sequestration in the Lung at Altitude
  • 27. Electrolyte Changes in the Blood and Urine of High Altitude Climbers
  • 28. The Influence of Trekking on Some Hematologic Parameters and Urine Production
  • II: Disturbances Due to High Altitude and Therapy of High Altitude Complaints
  • Cerebral and Ophthalmologic Changes
  • 29. High Altitude Complaints, Diseases, and Accidents in Himalayan High Altitude Expeditions (1946–1978)
  • 30. Cerebral Edema: The Influence of Hypoxia and Impaired Microcirculation
  • 31. Physiologic Adaptation to Altitude and Hyperexis
  • 32. Eye Problems at High Altitudes
  • 33. Cotton-Wool Spots: A New Addition to High Altitude Retinopathy
  • High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
  • 34. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Analysis of 166 Cases
  • 35. Hemodynamic Study of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (12,200 ft)
  • 36. Pathogenesis of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
  • 37. Subclinical Pulmonary Edema with Hypobaric Hypoxia
  • 38. Mechanism of Pulmonary Edema Following Uneven Pulmonary Artery Obstruction and Its Relationship to High Altitude Lung Injury
  • 39. Vasopressin in Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
  • 40. Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction and Ambient Temperature
  • 41. Pathophysiology of Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: An Hypothesis
  • 42. Use of Furosemide in Prevention of HAPE
  • Chronic Mountain Sickness and Performance
  • 43. Chronic Mountain Sickness: A Pulmonary Vascular Disease?
  • 44. Predicting Mountaineering Performance at Great Altitudes
  • 45. Effect of Ambient Temperature, Age, Sex, and Drugs on Survival Rate of Rats
  • High Altitude Expeditions
  • 46. Hemodilution: Practical Experiences in High Altitude Expeditions
  • 47. How to Stay Healthy While Climbing Mount Everest
  • 48. Proposals for International Standardization in the Research and Documentation of High Altitude Medicine
  • 49. Equipment Requirements for High-Altitude Studies (Personal Experiences).

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