Fit for high altitude: are hypoxic challenge tests useful?

Fit for high altitude: are hypoxic challenge tests useful?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Altitude travel results in acute variations of barometric pressure, which induce different degrees of hypoxia, changing the gas contents in body tissues and cavities. Non ventilated air containing cavities may induce barotraumas of the lung (pneumothorax), sinuse...

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Main Author: Matthys Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-02-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Subjects:
Altitude exposure
drug therapy
hypoxic and hyperoxic challenge tests
mechanical aids for insufficient ventilation
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://www.mrmjournal.com/content/6/1/38

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http://www.mrmjournal.com/content/6/1/38

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