基本説明
The pre-eminent and highly accessible overview of mountain medicine and altitude physiology, written by acknowledged international experts. Prev. ed.: 2007.
Full Description
A comprehensive update to this preeminent and accessible text, this fifth edition of a bestseller was developed as a response to man's attempts to climb unaided to higher altitudes and to spend more time in these conditions for both work and recreation. It describes the ever-expanding challenges that doctors face in dealing with the changes in human physiology and particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to altitude and cold.The highly respected authors of this fifth edition are internationally recognized for their academic research in the field, and are all experienced mountaineering physicians who have dealt with illness and accidents in high places. They continue to provide a text that will help physicians to improve the health and safety of all people who visit, live, or work in cold and thin air conditions experienced in high mountains.High Altitude Medicine and Physiology is invaluable for any doctor accompanying an expedition or advising patients on a visit to high altitudes, physicians specializing in illness and accidents in high places, and physiologists who study our dependence on oxygen and the adaptation of the body to altitude.
Contents
HistoryThe atmosphereGeography and the human response to altitudeGenetics at high altitudeAltitude acclimatization and deteriorationControl of breathing at high altitudePulmonary gas exchangeCardiovascular systemHematologyBlood-gas transport and acid-base balancePeripheral tissuesExerciseLimiting factors at extreme altitudeSleepNutrition, metabolism and intestinal functionEndocrine and renal systems at altitudeCentral nervous systemHigh altitude populationsAcute mountain sicknessHigh altitude cerebral edemaHigh altitude pulmonary edemaChronic mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary hypertensionOther altitude-related conditions: thromboembolemic diseases, neurologic conditions, ophthalmologic conditions, altitude cough, anesthesia at altitudeThe physiology and medical aspects of heat and coldPre-existing medical conditions at altitudeWomen at altitudeExtremes of age at altitude: children and the elderlyCommercial, scientific and military activities at high altitudeAthletes and altitudeReferences
