Research Catalog

Title

High-altitude medicine and pathology / Donald Heath and David Reid Williams.

Author

Heath, Donald.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Williams, David Reid.

Description

x, 449 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Oxford medical publications

Uniform Title

Oxford medical publications.

Subjects

• Altitude, Influence of
• Altitude
• Acclimatization
• Adaptation (Physiology)
• Hypoxia > physiopathology
• Mountain sickness
• Adaptation, Physiological

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. The importance of high-altitude studies -- 2. Physical and climatic factors at high altitude -- 3. The native highlander -- 4. Ventilation and pulmonary diffusion -- 5. Transport and release of oxygen to the tissues -- 6. Tissue diffusion -- 7. The carotid bodies -- 8. Haemoglobins -- 9. Disorders of blood coagulation -- 10. Pulmonary hypertension -- 11. The pulmonary trunk -- 12. Benign acute mountain sickness -- 13. High-altitude pulmonary oedema -- 14. Cerebral mountain sickness -- 15. Monge's disease -- 16. Brisket disease -- 17. Infantile and adult subacute mountain sickness -- 18. Systemic circulation -- 19. Heart and coronary circulation -- 20. Renal function and electrolytes -- 21. Body weight and alimentary system -- 22. Endocrines -- 23. Fertility and pregnancy -- 24. Cold -- 25. Skin and nails -- 26. Infection and allergy -- 27. High-altitude retinopathy and special senses -- 28. Sleep -- 29. Cerebral function --
• 30. Astronomers at high altitude -- 31. Athletic performance at moderate altitude -- 32. Exposure to extreme altitudes -- 33. Descent to sea level -- 34. Cancer in the Andes -- 35. Adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia -- 36. Life at high altitude.

ISBN

0192625047 (Hbk) :

LCCN

94024865

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries