Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of interest in mountain pursuits, and doctors face new challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to altitude and cold. The three authors are experienced mountaineering physicians who have dealt with illness and accidents in high places and who are known and respected internationally for their academic research in the field. The book will be invaluable reading for any doctor accompanying an exhibition to high altitude and also of interest to physicians and physiologists studying our dependence on oxygen and the ingenious physiological adjustments that allow us to live in the cold, thin air of high mountains.
Building on the success and reputation of earlier editions, and incorporating the considerable advances that have occured since the previous edition published in 1994, the third edition will establish this text as THE definitive reference on high altitude medicine and physiology.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
...an excellent book which stands as a landmark in the field...
Thorax
Here is a book that can truly be described as a definitive text
The Lancet
This magnificent, comprehensive textbook gives all the known answers to questions about what happens to man at altitude.
The Alpine
The readership should not be confined to those who specialize in the subject. For many people in medicine it will open doors to a better understanding of oxygen delivery.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
The new publishers, Arnold, have done a fine job with the production. The layout of the pages is significantly improved as a result of the larger format, and all references are moved to an appendix at the end of the book, which makes them easier to find. It is the most up to date text on the subject that is available today and with its sporty new cover, new sections and revised chapters it is worth the upgrade from the 2nd edition.
Newsletter of International Society of Mountain Me
Anyone with an interest in altitude medicine will be drawn to this volume by the attractive and intriguing cover photograph of Mt Kongur. Those turning open that striking cover will be rewarded with what must be regarded as the definitive textbook of high-altitude medicine. The most comprehensive work available on the subject.
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
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Hon Professor, University College London, and formerly Consultant Respiratory Physician and Medical Director, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK
Professor of Medicine & Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
History
The atmosphere
Geography and the human response to altitude
Altitude acclimatization
The ventilatory response to hypoxia and carbon dioxide
Lung diffusion
Haematology
Blood gas transport and acid-base balance
Peripheral tissues
Exercise
Limiting factors at extreme altitude
Sleep
Nutrition and intestinal function
Endocrine and renal systems at altitude
Central nervous sytem
High altitude populations
Acute mountain sickness
High altitude pulmonary edema
High altitude cerebral edema
Subacute and chronic mountain sickness
Other altitude related conditions: neurovascualar disorders, eye conditions, altitude cough, anaesthesia at altitude
Thermal balance and its regulation
Reaction to thermal extremes: cold and heat
Hypothermia
Frostbite and non-freezing cold injury
Medical conditions at altitude
Women, children and the elderly
Commercial activities at altitude
Athletes and altitude
Clinical lessons from high altitude
Practicalities of field studies.
