Medical Problems Related to Altitude in: Human Performance Physiology and Environmental Medicine at Terrestrial Extremes. Chapter 14,

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Abstract:

This chapter discusses medical problems associated with the acute hypoxia of altitude including acute mountain sickness, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude retinal hemorrhages, generalized peripheral edema and disorders of coagulation. Medical problems associated with chronic hypoxia which are presented and discussed include reentry pulmonary edema and chronic hypoxia which are presented and discussed include reentry pulmonary edema and chronic mountain sickness. Preexisting medical problems aggravated by high altitude involve pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Cold injuries, dehydration, solar radiation injuries and nutritional problems are known to be associated with exposure to high altitude. Keywords Physiological effects ExposurePhysiology StressPhysiology.

Author(s):
Malconian, Mark K. ; Rock, Paul B.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
Pagination:
0039

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
USARIEM-M-3-88
Task Number(s):
BC
Project Number(s):
3M161102BS10
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*ALTITUDE SICKNESS, *HYPOXIA, *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), *STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY), ATMOSPHERE ENTRY, CEREBRUM, DEHYDRATION, EARTH(PLANET), EDEMA, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPOSURE(GENERAL), HEMORRHAGE, HIGH ALTITUDE, MEDICINE, MOUNTAINS, NUTRITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, PHYSIOLOGY, PULMONARY EDEMA, RADIATION INJURIES, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, RETINA, SOLAR RADIATION, WOUNDS AND INJURIES, EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY), ACCLIMATIZATION, BLOOD COAGULATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Stress Physiology
Keyword(s):
PE61102B, WU126, AS879
Report Date:
1987 Oct 01