Overview

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and recreation. Building on this established reputation, the new and highly experienced authors provide a fully revised and updated text that will help doctors continue to improve the health and safety of all people who visit, live or work in the cold, thin air of high mountains. The sixth edition remains invaluable for any doctor accompanying an expedition or advising patients on a visit to altitude, those specialising in illness and accidents in high places, and for physicians and physiologists who study our dependence on oxygen and the adaptation of the body to altitude.

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Author:   Andrew M. Luks (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine) ,  Philip N. Ainslie (School of Health & Exercise Sciences) ,  Justin S. Lawley (Institute for Sports Science) ,  Robert C. Roach (Altitude Research Center)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   6th edition
Weight:   1.720kg
ISBN:  

9780367001353

ISBN 10:   0367001357
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   16 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgments. History of high altitude medicine and physiology. THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS PEOPLE . The atmosphere. Geography. High altitude residents. Travelers and workers at high altitude. Genetics and genomics of exposure to high altitude. PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES TO HYPOXIA. Acclimatization. Pulmonary gas exchange. Control of breathing. Oxygen affinity and acid–base balance. Cardiovascular system. Central nervous system. Hematologic responses. Peripheral tissues. Energy balance and metabolism. Endocrine and metabolism. Sleep. Exercise. Physiology of extreme altitude. CLINICAL HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE. Acute mountain sickness. High altitude cerebral edema. High altitude pulmonary edema. Other medical conditions that occur at high altitude. Chronic altitude illness. High altitude travel with preexisting medical conditions. Children, the elderly, and women at high altitude. Other environmental illnesses in the mountains. Index.

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Andrew Luks is a Professor at the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, The University of Washington, Seattle, USA Phillip Ainslie is a Professor at the School of Health & Exercise Sciences and Co-Director, Centre for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada Justin Lawley is a Professor at the Institute for Sports Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Robert Roach is an Associate Professor, Altitude Research Center, Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Denver, USA Tatum Simonson is an Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine and Co-Director, Center for Physiological Genomics of Low Oxygen, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA

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