This book explores how humans respond to the hypoxia of high altitudes, addressing the response of lowlanders to sudden and sustained exposure, as well as that of those living permanently at high elevations.
Examines adaptation and maladaptation, acute and chronic high-altitude illnesses, and the challenges faced by lowland dwellers with preexisting medical conditions who venture to high altitude!
Containing more than 3000 references and over 200 tables, charts, and graphs that support the text, High Altitude
offers an anthropological perspective on those who dwell permanently at great heights
investigates how cells sense oxygen, including arterial chemoreceptors, erythropoietin-producing tissues, and pulmonary vascular smooth muscle
discusses the role of individual organs as well as their integrated function in enabling physical and mental performance at high altitude
focuses on the additional metabolic and circulatory demands of perception, thought, and action in the brain
considers how organisms defend themselves against the stress of hypoxia
and more!
Written by more than 55 contributors who are among the world's leading authorities and investigators, High Altitude is a provocative referencefor pulmonologists, physiologists, biologists, critical care specialists, internists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and medical school students.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8247-0313-4 (9780824703134)
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Herausgeber*in
Estes Park, Colorado, USA
UW-Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
The Growth of Knowledge About Air, Breathing, and Circulation as They Relate to High Altitude
Charles S. Houston
The Atmosphere
John B. West
The People
Susan Niermeyer, Stacy Zamudio, and Lorna G. Moore
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing with Special Reference to the Carotid Body
Sukhamay Lahiri and Neil S. Cherniack
Molecular/Metabolic Defense and Rescue Mechanisms for Surviving Oxygen Lack: From Genes to Pathways
Peter W. Hochachka
Control of Breathing at High Altitude
Curtis A. Smith, Jerome A. Dempsey, and Thomas F. Hornbein
Mechanics of Breathing
Joseph Milic-Emili, Bengt Kayser, and Henry Gautier
Gas Exchange
Peter D. Wagner
The Cardiovascular System at High Altitude: Heart and Systemic Circulation
Eugene E. Wolfel and Benjamin D. Levine
The Pulmonary Circulation at High Altitude
John T. Reeves and Kurt R. Stenmark
Cerebral Circulation at High Altitude
John W. Severinghaus
The High-Altitude Brain
Marcus E. Raichle and Thomas F. Hornbein
Autonomic Nervous System
Douglas R. Seals, Pamela Parker Jones, and Kevin P. Davy
The Effects of Altitude on Skeletal Muscle
Howard J. Green and John R. Sutton
Blood
Robert F. Grover and Peter Baertsch
Renal Function and Fluid Homeostasis
Erik R. Swenson
Metabolic Responses of Lowlanders to High-Altitude Exposure: Malnutrition Versus the Effect of Hypoxia
George A. Brooks and Gail E. Butterfield
The Endocrine System
Jean-Paul Richalet
High Altitude and Human Immune Responsiveness
Richard T. Meehan, Peter N. Uchakin, and Clarence F. Sams
Exercise and Hypoxia: Performance, Limits, and Training
Robert Roach and Bengt Kayser
Sleep
John V. Weil and David P. White
Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema
Peter Baertsch, Robert. Roach, and Diana Depla
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Robert B. Schoene, Herbert N. Hultgren, and Erik R. Swenson
Chronic Mountain Sickness in Andeans
Carlos C. Monge, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, and Alberto Arregui
High Altitude and Common Medical Conditions
Peter H. Hackett
